Pumpkin Sun Pumpkin Sun

Active regions on the Sun combined to look something like a jack-o-lantern’s face on October 8, 2014. The image was captured by NASA's S...

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Oktober 31, 2017

IC 2118: the Witch Head Nebula IC 2118: the Witch Head Nebula

As the name implies, this reflection nebula associated with the star Rigel looks suspiciously like a fairytale crone. Formally known as IC 2...

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Oktober 31, 2017

VdB 152: A Ghost in Cepheus VdB 152: A Ghost in Cepheus

Described as a "dusty curtain" or "ghostly apparition," mysterious reflection nebula VdB 152 really is very faint. Far f...

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Oktober 31, 2017

Fornax Galaxy Cluster Fornax Galaxy Cluster

Countless galaxies vie for attention in this monster image of the Fornax Galaxy Cluster, some appearing only as pinpricks of light while oth...

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Oktober 30, 2017

Milky Way Galaxy seen over Auxiliary Telescope Milky Way Galaxy seen over Auxiliary Telescope

Brilliant blue stars litter the southern sky and the galactic bulge of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, hangs serenely above the horizon in t...

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Oktober 30, 2017

Saturn seen by Cassini spacecraft Saturn seen by Cassini spacecraft

Stunning views like this image of Saturn's night side are only possible thanks to our robotic emissaries like Cassini. Until future miss...

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Oktober 30, 2017

The Moon seen by Galileo spacecraft The Moon seen by Galileo spacecraft

During its flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Moon. The Galileo spacecraft surveyed the Moon on December 7, 1992, on its ...

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Oktober 29, 2017

Galaxy Cluster WHL J24.3324-8.477 Galaxy Cluster WHL J24.3324-8.477

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is chock-full of galaxies — each glowing speck is a different galaxy, bar the bright flash in the...

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Oktober 29, 2017

Jupiter, Io and Europa seen by Juno spacecraft Jupiter, Io and Europa seen by Juno spacecraft

This color-enhanced image of Jupiter and two of its largest moons -- Io and Europa -- was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it perfo...

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Oktober 29, 2017

Search for Habitable Worlds Search for Habitable Worlds

New NASA research is helping to refine our understanding of candidate planets beyond our Solar System that might support life. “Using a mode...

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Oktober 20, 2017

Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4993 Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4993

The elliptical galaxy NGC 4993 is located about 130 million light-years from Earth. On 17 August 2017 the Laser Interferometer Gravitational...

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Oktober 20, 2017

Fomalhaut Debris Disk Fomalhaut Debris Disk

Fomalhaut is one of the brightest stars in the sky. At roughly 25 light-years away the star lies especially close to us, and can be seen shi...

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Oktober 20, 2017

An Atmosphere Around the Moon? An Atmosphere Around the Moon?

Looking up at the Moon at night, Earth’s closest neighbor appears in shades of gray and white; a dry desert in the vacuum of space, inactive...

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Oktober 19, 2017

When Neutron Stars Collide When Neutron Stars Collide

This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from two neutron stars just before they collided. Within this neu...

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Oktober 19, 2017

Colliding Galaxies Arp 243 Colliding Galaxies Arp 243

This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows what happens when two galaxies become one. The twisted cosmic knot seen h...

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Oktober 19, 2017

Hubble observes source of gravitational waves for the first time Hubble observes source of gravitational waves for the first time

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed for the first time the source of a gravitational wave, created by the merger of two neutron...

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Oktober 18, 2017

Puerto Rico seen from the International Space Station Puerto Rico seen from the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Joe Acaba photographed Puerto Rico from the cupola of the International Space Station on October 12, 2017. Acaba, whose paren...

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Oktober 18, 2017

Protoplanetary Disk V1247 Orionis Protoplanetary Disk V1247 Orionis

This image from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) shows V1247 Orionis, a young, hot star surrounded by a dynamic ring ...

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Oktober 18, 2017

ESO Telescopes Observe First Light from Gravitational Wave Source - Merging neutron stars scatter gold and platinum into space ESO Telescopes Observe First Light from Gravitational Wave Source - Merging neutron stars scatter gold and platinum into space

This artist’s impression shows two tiny but very dense neutron stars at the point at which they merge and explode as a kilonova. Such a very...

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Oktober 17, 2017

VIMOS image of galaxy NGC 4993 showing the visible-light counterpart to a merging neutron star pair VIMOS image of galaxy NGC 4993 showing the visible-light counterpart to a merging neutron star pair

This image from the VIMOS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile shows the galaxy NGC 4993, about 130 ...

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Oktober 17, 2017

VLT/MUSE image of the galaxy NGC 4993 and associated kilonova VLT/MUSE image of the galaxy NGC 4993 and associated kilonova

This image from the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile shows the galaxy NGC 4993, about 130 m...

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Oktober 17, 2017

GROND image of kilonova in NGC 4993 GROND image of kilonova in NGC 4993

Image obtained by ESO's Gamma-ray Burst Optical/Near-infrared Detector (GROND) attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla O...

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Oktober 17, 2017

VST image of kilonova in NGC 4993 VST image of kilonova in NGC 4993

This image from the VST telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile shows the galaxy NGC 4993, about 130 million light-years from Ea...

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Oktober 17, 2017

The sky around the galaxy NGC 4993 The sky around the galaxy NGC 4993

This wide-field image generated from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 shows the sky around the galaxy NGC 4993. This galaxy was the host to a merg...

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Oktober 17, 2017

Smoke from California wildfires seen by Sentinel-3A satellite Smoke from California wildfires seen by Sentinel-3A satellite

The Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite captured this image of smoke from wildfires in the US state of California on 9 October 2017. Wildfires ...

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Oktober 13, 2017

Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8 Supernova Remnant G292.0+1.8

At a distance of about 20,000 light years, G292.0+1.8 is one of only three supernova remnants in the Milky Way known to contain large amount...

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Oktober 13, 2017

Emission Nebula NGC 6357 Emission Nebula NGC 6357

This image, captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal, shows a small part of the well-known emission nebula, NGC 6357, located...

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Oktober 09, 2017

Dwarf Galaxy ESO 553-46 Dwarf Galaxy ESO 553-46

As far as galaxies are concerned, size can be deceptive. Some of the largest galaxies in the Universe are dormant, while some dwarf galaxies...

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Oktober 09, 2017

Dusty Ring around Boyajians Star Dusty Ring around Boyajians Star

This illustration depicts a hypothetical uneven ring of dust orbitingKIC 8462852, also known as Boyajians Star or Tabby's Star. Astronom...

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Oktober 09, 2017

4LGSF on UT4 of the VLT at ESO's Paranal Observatory 4LGSF on UT4 of the VLT at ESO's Paranal Observatory

The 4 Laser Guide Star Facility (4LGSF), a new subsystem of the Adaptive Optics Facility (AOF) on UT4 of the Very Large Telescope (VLT), at ...

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Oktober 06, 2017

Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy in the Infrared Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy in the Infrared

This vibrant image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy....

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Oktober 06, 2017

Jupiter seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft Jupiter seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft

This striking image of Jupiter was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it performed its eighth flyby of the gas giant planet. The imag...

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Oktober 06, 2017

Aurora over Canada seen from the International Space Station Aurora over Canada seen from the International Space Station

The spectacular aurora borealis, or the “northern lights,” over Canada is sighted from the International Space Station near the highest poin...

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Oktober 05, 2017

Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a fuzzy cloud of dust, called a coma, surrounding the comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS (K2), the farthest a...

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Oktober 05, 2017

Tungurahua Volcano Eruption Tungurahua Volcano Eruption

Tungurahua, Ecuador Image Credit: Sebastián Crespo

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Oktober 02, 2017

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1964 Spiral Galaxy NGC 1964

This spectacular spiral galaxy, known as NGC 1964, resides approximately 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Lepus (The Hare...

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Oktober 02, 2017

Star-Forming Regions in the Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy Star-Forming Regions in the Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy

At a distance of just 160 000 light-years, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is one of the Milky Way’s closest companions. It is also home to...

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Oktober 02, 2017

Tungurahua Volcano Eruption Tungurahua Volcano Eruption

Tungurahua, Ecuador Image Credit: Per-Andre Hoffmann

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Oktober 01, 2017

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4490 Spiral Galaxy NGC 4490

This oddly-shaped galactic spectacle is bursting with brand new stars. The pink fireworks in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...

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Oktober 01, 2017

Planetary Nebula NGC 7009 Planetary Nebula NGC 7009

The spectacular planetary nebula NGC 7009, or the Saturn Nebula, emerges from the darkness like a series of oddly-shaped bubbles, lit up in ...

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Oktober 01, 2017
 
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