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All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova
This image combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented example of a supernova, called RCW 86.
Reflection Nebula NGC 1999 in the Constellation Orion
The bright, young star left of center gives NGC 1999 its brightness.
Wide-field View of the Sky around the Pencil Nebula
This image of the region of sky around the Pencil Nebula shows a spectacular celestial landscape featuring the blue filaments of the Vela supernova remnant, the red glow of clouds of hydrogen and countless stars.
Saturn Rings Black White 1000
Saturn's moon Mimas appears near Saturn, dwarfed by its parent planet in this image.
Earth from Space: Chernozem Cropland
This ALOS satellite image shows an area with extensive agricultural use in western Russia, with roads and rivers cutting through the cropland.
Hadley Crater Perspective View
This computer-generated perspective view of Hadley Crater was created using data obtained from the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express.
Galaxy IZwicky18
The galaxy I Zwicky 18, originally thought to be a young galaxy, actually seems to have formed around the same time as most other galaxies. The bluish-white knots in the heart of the galaxy are two major star-forming regions.
NGC 1929 in N44: A Surprisingly Bright Superbubble
This composite image shows a superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located about 160,000 light years from Earth.
Obscured by Rings
Saturn's rings obscure part of Titan's colorful visage in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
Montage: Neptune and Triton
This computer generated montage shows Neptune as it would appear from a spacecraft approaching Triton, Neptune's largest moon.
Sharing the Light of Two Suns
Artist's concept illustrates Kepler-47, the first transiting circumbinary system -- multiple planets orbiting two suns.
Dramatic Moonset on Cerro Paranal
The Moon appears large because it is seen close to the horizon and our perception is deceived by the proximity of references on the ground.
Eta Carinae
This new image of the luminous blue variable was taken by ESO's Very Large Telescope, yielding an incredible amount of detail.
South Pole Telescope
New findings about an extraordinary galaxy cluster discovered by the National Science Foundation’s 10-meter South Pole Telescope.
This portrait of the bright star-forming region NGC 346 reveals new information about how stars form.