Featured Images

Thursday, August 26, 2010
Evaporating planet around the star HD209458
Puffy Planet
Monday, August 16, 2010
Cassini snapped views of Saturn's moons Enceladus and Tethys.
Two Moons Rising
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
M87 black hole
Busy Black Hole
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Galactic Beauty
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Messier 27
Heavy Lifting
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Rings and bubbles from a dying star
Jumping Through Hoops
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Two moons of Saturn are shaped like flying saucers, as seen by Cassini.
Flying Saucers!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
The largest lake in the southern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Titan.
Big (Foot) Lake
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
This giant cluster of galaxies and hot gas provides evidence of dark matter.
Cosmic Bullets
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Hot young stars carve beautiful shapes in surrounding clouds of gas and dust.
Stellar Sculptors
Monday, July 12, 2010
A thick dust storm blows across Mars in this image from Mars orbit.
Dusty Skies
Friday, July 9, 2010
A false-color image of Idunn Mons indicates that the Venusian volcano is still a
Still Going?
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Milky Way galaxy and the afterglow of the Big Bang make up this all-sky imag
A Little of Everything
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Dione, one of the moons of Saturn, passes in front of the larger moon Titan.
Just Passing By
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Western Lineup
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
A hot, massive star 'exhales' a breath of oxygen in this recent image from WISE.
Breath of Life

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