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Star Clusters M35 and NGC 2158

2021 May 10

The Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky.

Molecular Clouds in the Carina Nebula

They are not alive -- but they are dying.

Little Planet to Exoplanets

Of course this little planet is really planet Earth in a digitally stitched 360 x 180 degree mosaic captured high in the Chilean Atacama desert.

The Iris Nebula in a Field of Dust

These cosmic dust clouds drift some 1,300 light-years away along the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus.

NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Still Life

Is this a painting or a photograph?

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

Large spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this cosmic galaxy portrait.

Jupiter Engulfed and the Milky Way

This is a good month to see Jupiter.

The Local Void in the Nearby Universe

What does our region of the Universe look like?

4000 Exoplanets

Over 4000 planets are now known to exist outside our Solar System.

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