The Westbrook nebula
The Westbrook Nebula (also known as CRL 618 and PK166-06) is a bipolar protoplanetary nebula, located at a distance of…
Astronomy
These Are Some Of The Closest and Incredible Ever Images Of Saturn That Cassini Ever Captured
NASA’s Cassini probe is plunging to its death. The nuclear-powered spacecraft has orbited Saturn for 13 years, and sent back…
Planetary nebula NGC 2022
This beautiful circular-shaped object is the planetary nebula NGC 2022, 8,000 light-years away from Earth and visible in the constellation…
The Magnificent cosmic reef : NGC 2014 & NGC 2020
• “NGC 2014” and “NGC 2020” are two Nebulas in the Large Magellanic Cloud (Milky Way’s Satellite Galaxy). It is…
2I/Borisov comet
The object photographed by the Hubble telescope in this image is a very particular comet: it was in fact the…
NGC 1409 and NGC 1410 Galaxies
NGC 1409 (also known as UGC 2821) and NGC 1410 (also known as UGC 2821) is a pair of interacting…
VENUS, THE HELL OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
One of the brightest and most beautiful stars in the sky is undoubtedly the so-called Morning Star, which is our…
NEW RESEARCH SUGGEST ANDROMEDA AND MILKY WAY GALAXIES MIGHT COLLIDE SOONER THAN WE THINK
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy won’t collide for next 4 billion years. But a recent discovery of a massive…
Are you ready for the solar eclipse?
In a few days the first solar eclipse of this year will occur! Thursday, June 10, in fact, the Moon…
Beyond the Norfolk pine
A large number of astronomical objects (and more) are visible in this stunning long exposure photograph taken from Fergusson Park…