Final Approach
The dwarf planet Ceres spins on its axis in this animation compiled from 27 images from the Dawn spacecraft, which…
On the Frontier
The gravity of the galaxies that form a cluster known as Abell 2744 warps and magnifies the view of more-distant…
Reborn Stars
The star cluster M3 contains many “reborn” stars among its half-million members. These stars have merged with other stars or…
Family Portrait
The Cassini spacecraft saw this glorious view of Saturn and its family of rings in 2013. The spacecraft was viewing…
Double Double
Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Markarian 231, an odd spiral galaxy. Recent research suggests it’s the remnant of…
Cyclops?
Although it looks like an alien Cyclops, this is a Hubble Space Telescope view of the Eskimo Nebula, the last…