The Fried Egg Galaxy
NGC 7742 (also known as UGC 12760) is a spiral galaxy, located at a distance of around 72 million light…
Astronomy
What is the Supernova Nucleosynthesis?
Supernova nucleosynthesis is the nucleosynthesis of chemical elements in supernova explosions. In sufficiently massive stars, the nucleosynthesis by fusion of…
HXMM01 starburst galaxy
1HERMES S250 J022016.5-060143 (and also known as HXMM01) is a starburst galaxy, located at a distance of around 11 billion…
The Westbrook nebula
The Westbrook Nebula (also known as CRL 618 and PK166-06) is a bipolar protoplanetary nebula, located at a distance of…
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…