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Space photo of the week: 'El Gordo' galaxy cluster shakes its guts in largest-ever magnetic field map of space
By Harry Baker published
Researchers recently mapped out the magnetic field of the gargantuan galaxy cluster "El Gordo." The resulting map of swirling magnetic field lines is the largest of its kind.

Space photo of the week: Astronomers make an 'artificial star' over Hawaii
By Jamie Carter published
Twinkling stars can throw off telescope observations. To correct that, observatories like the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii create 'artificial stars' with lasers to hone their equipment.

Space photo of the week: Bruce McCandless II floats untethered as the 1st 'human satellite' in history
By Jamie Carter published
Forty years ago this week, the first untethered spacewalk resulted in one of space exploration's most iconic images.

Space photo of the week: Hubble catches a 'baseball galaxy' with a black hole heart
By Jamie Carter published
ESO 420-G013 is a face-on spiral galaxy with an almost perfectly round disk and an active black hole lighting up its starry guts.

Space photo of the week: Ancient 'labyrinth of night' on Mars, one of the biggest mazes in the solar system
By Jamie Carter published
Take a trip through the maze-like valleys and canyons of a unique place in the solar system: Mars' 'labyrinth of night.'

Space photo of the week: Hubble spies a dwarf galaxy
By Jamie Carter published
The irregular dwarf galaxy UGC 8091 is likely a building block of ‘grand design’ galaxies like our Milky Way.

Space photo of the week: An eerie look at Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system
By Jamie Carter published
In our favorite space image of the week, NASA's Juno spacecraft got an unprecedented look at Jupiter's volcanic moon Io from just 930 miles away.

Space photo of the week: Uranus 'rings' in the New Year in stunning James Webb telescope image
By Jamie Carter published
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a stunning new portrait of ice giant Uranus, featuring its frigid rings and 14 of 27 moons.

Space photo of the week: Shimmering 'Christmas Tree Cluster' wishes happy holidays to the universe
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory helped to build a particularly festive image of the gas, dust, and young stars of NGC 2264, also known as the "Christmas Tree Cluster."
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