dspace (46)in #space • 7 years agoNGC 3603Thousands of sparkling young stars are nestled within the giant nebula NGC 3603. This stellar "jewel box" is one of…dspace (46)in #space • 7 years agoNGC 2841Hubble reveals a majestic disk of stars and dust lanes in this view of the spiral galaxy NGC 2841. A bright cusp of…dspace (46)in #space • 7 years agoLH 95 in the Large Magellanic CloudSwirls of gas and dust reside in this ethereal-looking region of star formation. This majestic view, located in the…dspace (46)in #steepshot • 7 years agoSpiral Galaxies CollideCreating tides of matter, sheets of shocked gas, lanes of dark dust, bursts of star formation, and streams of…dspace (46)in #steepshot • 7 years agoCartwheel GalaxyThe object was first spotted on wide-field images from the U.K. Schmidt telescope and then studied in detail using the…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoHorsehead NebulaThe Horsehead Nebula is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of the star…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoThe Twin Jet NebulaThe Twin Jet Nebula, also known as Minkowski 2-9 (M2-9), Minkowski’s Butterfly or the Wings of a Butterfly Nebula, is…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoV838 MonocerotisVariable star V838 Monocerotis lies near the edge of our Milky Way Galaxy, about 20,000 light-years from the Sun.…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoSombrero GalaxyThe Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoSupernovaTHIS USED TO BE A STAR! It's the remnants of a SUPERNOVA. Supernovas happen when massive stars run out of fuel and…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoEarth CoreThe surface of the Sun is 10,000 degrees, and the Earth's core is 10,800-12,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Here's why the…dspace (46)in #photo • 7 years agoWe're Made of Star StuffWe are all connected to each other biologically, to the earth chemically and to the rest of the universe atomically.…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoStar CollisionAstronomers predict that two stars in the Cygnus constellation will collide and create a rare Red Nova Explosion so…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years ago7 Earth - Like PlanetsThis is a huge step toward finding biological signs of alien life. This many planets orbiting the same star. The…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoA Leap SecondA leap second have been added to 2017 to compensate for a slowdown in Earths rotation. Even though it's a small…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoGenerations of StarsGenerations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait from Spitzer Space Telescope. In this wispy star-forming…dspace (46)in #dspace • 7 years agoGalaxies ClusterThis view of a massive cluster of galaxies unveils a very cluttered-looking universe filled with galaxies near and…dspace (46)in #space • 7 years agoMap of The Known UniverseAn artist made this map, which is not to scale, but based on logarithmic maps of the universe put together by…
