The Small Cloud of Magellan
Portuguese navigator
Archive for the ‘Astronomy Picture of the Day’ Category
GRO J1655 40: Evidence for a Spinning Black Hole
In the center of a swirling whirlpool of hot gas
Young Suns of NGC 7129
Young suns still lie
A Laser Strike at the Galactic Center
Why are these people shooting a powerful laser into the center of our Galaxy?
Space Shuttle Tribute Poster: Endeavour
They are some of the
NGC 4911: Spiral Diving into a Dense Cluster
Why are there faint rings around this spiral galaxy?
Cepheus: Trunk to Bubble
Star clusters, glowing nebulae
The Bubble Nebula
Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar
NGC 4911: Spiral Diving into a Dense Cluster
Why are there faint rings around this spiral galaxy?
Earth and Moon from MESSENGER
What does Earth look like from the planet Mercury?
Space Shuttle Tribute Poster: Endeavour
They are some of the
