Orion’s Belt
The three bright stars at the center of this image form Orion’s Belt. All three stars are huge and heavy,…
Mars at Opposition 2025
Mars reaches opposition the week of January 13, when it lines up opposite the Sun. It rises at sunset and…
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BepiColombo at Mercury
BepiColombo, a European mission, will swing past Mercury on January 8, passing well inside the planet’s magnetic field. This illustration…
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Pleiades
The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters, is surrounded by a cloud of interstellar dust that reflects…
Mars Habitat
This artist’s concept depicts a possible habitat on Mars. Scientists and engineers are exploring many concepts for building homes for…
NGC 2090 Webb
The busy spiral galaxy NGC 2090 twirls through the universe in this new infrared image from Webb Space Telescope. Dust…
Distant Close-Up
The most detailed image of a star outside our own galaxy shows WOH G64, a giant star in the Large…
Jupiter Cyclone Juno
A giant cyclone swirls at the north pole of Jupiter in this processed version of several recent images from the…
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Busy Rover
The Perseverance rover stopped to look back on its path as it climbed toward the rim of Jezero Crater on…
Comet
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is growing brighter and easier to find in the evening sky. These diagrams show its rough location in…