Venus and Jupiter: Conjunction from Avebury
To see Venus and Jupiter together this month, you won't need binoculars or even a telescope. Just look up after sunse...
Astronomic Photos
Check out the beauty of the cosmos!
The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant
Could the Little Mermaid turn into stardust instead of seafoam? It would seem so in this beautiful nebula. The fe...
The Eagle Nebula and Friends
What looks as if it is going to swallow the great Pillars of Creation? The Eagle Nebula (M16) is not a bird, a plane,...
Thor's Helmet
Thor not only has his own day (Thursday), but a helmet in the heavens. Popularly called Thor's Helmet, NGC 2359 is a...
Comet R3 PanSTARRS Through Time
What happens to a comet as it leaves our inner Solar System? Now, the arrival of a comet into the inner Solar System...
Jupiter and Venus from Earth
It was visible around the world. The sunset conjunction of Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) in 2012 was visible almos...
Charon: Moon of Pluto
A darkened and mysterious north polar region known to some as Mordor Macula caps this premier view of Charon, Pluto's...
The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies
Within our own Milky Way galaxy, two bright, spiky stars stand like sentinels in the foreground of this cosmic snapsh...
A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs
What is happening inside this unusual nebula? Planetary nebula Tc 1, captured here in exquisite detail by the James...