Herbig-Haro object 151
Herbig-Haro object 151 (abbreviated to HH 151, and also known as HL Tau and LDN 1551) is a HH object,…
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NGC 3918
NGC 3918 (also known as Hen 2-74, PN G294+04.7, and PK 294 + 04 1) is a planetary nebula, located…
The NGC 70 galaxy group
The NGC 70 galaxy group (also known as Arp 113, or VV 166) is a cluster of galaxies, located at…
NGC 5291 system of interacting galaxies
NGC 5291 (also known as PGC 48893) is a system of interacting galaxies, located at a distance of around 190…
The Northern Trifid Nebula
The Northern Trifid Nebula (also known as NGC 1579, Ced 35, Sh2-222, and LBN 767) is a diffuse nebula and…
The Phoenix Cluster
The Phoenix Cluster (also known as SPT-CL J2344-4243) is a galaxy cluster, located at a distance of around 5.7 billion…
Lose Yourself in This Majestic New Hubble Picture of an Entire Cluster of Galaxies
We’re now used to seeing beautiful shots of space taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, but that doesn’t mean they’re…
Discovering Circumbinary Star Systems
When the the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977, it featured the now-iconic two-sun, “circumbinary” planet Tatooine. At…
Finding Methone
Methone is a small moon of Saturn that was discovered in 2004 from images taken by the Cassini spacecraft. In…
The Dumbbell Nebula, the first planetary nebula discovered
The Dumbbell Nebula is being produced by a very hot white dwarf that has been ejecting gas for thousands of…