Rising on the left and, under the Milky Way’s arch, is a band of zodiacal light — sunlight reflected by dust orbiting in the inner solar system. On the right, just above one of Earth’s larger sand dunes, an
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The Tarantula Nebula is located about 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The Tarantula Nebula is one of the most luminous and active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard. — Samantha Mathewson Read more: Hubble Telescope...
Friday, July 12, 2024: SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour is seen docked to the forward port of the International Space Station's Harmony module. In the background, the arm of the Milky Way reaches from below, filling the black abyss with stars. Endeavour carried NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick...
The next time you are out taking pictures of the night sky or the Milky Way, be sure to take a series of 30-second images rather than just one or two. Aim to capture about 10-20 pictures to realize the benefits of image stacking. ...
Since the first pictures of Earth were taken from space, amazing Earth photos have been sent back, including the Blue Marble images and views of our planet from deep space.
By September, Sagittarius begins to set by sunset. The easiest way to locate Sagittarius would be to first locate the Milky Way and then going southward. Because this constellation sits rather low in the sky from the perspective of the northern hemisphere, you may not have a great view of ...
Monday, December 2, 2024: Between these two blocky buildings, the arm of our Milky Way stretches into the night sky. This photo was taken from European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) Very Large Telescope (VLT), high in the Chilean mountains. Pictured, the VLT's fourth Unit Telescope, sta...
The utterly beautiful destruction of a planet: Space photo of the day Dazzling photos of this month's total lunar eclipse showcase a blood red moon near the Milky Way's heart Latest in News 'This is an attack on NASA.' Space agency's largest union speaks out as DOGE cuts shutter sc...