Stars ImagesPopular TagsJames Webb Space Telescope - PeopleHubble Space TelescopeEarth Observatory Image of the DayJames Webb Space Telescope - MISCJames Webb Space TelescopeJames Webb Space Telescope - Science imagesEarth ObserverJames Webb Space Telescope - OutreachJames Webb Space Telescope – Engineering imagesNASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory imaged the extremely luminous afterglow of explosion GRB 080319B using its X-ray Telescope (left) and...NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission captured this mosaic of the Heart and Soul nebulae. Located about 6,000 light-years...This image combines data from four space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of RCW 86,...At the center of this Chandra image, a pulsar -- only twelve miles in diameter -- is responsible for this...This image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows the location of different elements in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant including...This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Cat's Paw Nebula, so named for the large, round features that...A new composite image of the Crab Nebula features X-rays from Chandra (blue and white), optical data from Hubble (purple),...Can you see the shape of a hand in this new X-ray image? The hand might look like an X-ray...Astronomers combined several Hubble Space Telescope images to create this view of the Pillars of Creation, which are about 5...NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected the magnetic field streamlines shown over this image of the Keyhole Nebula,...The mystery of how Cassiopeia A exploded is unraveling thanks to new data from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or...This mosaic image of the Cepheus C and Cepheus B regions in the constellation Cepheus combined data from two instruments...The star-forming nebula W51 is one of the largest "star factories" in the Milky Way galaxy. Interstellar dust blocks the...The ring-shaped clouds around the nebula RCW 120 were detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in this composite image. NASA's...This image shows narrow, spindle-like structures, called filaments, that act like rivers channeling material into the Serpens South star cluster,...NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected the blue areas (20 microns) near the center of this composite image...A brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resembles a glittering fireworks display in this Hubble Space Telescope image....The mighty blue giant AG Carinae is one of the brightest stars in our Milky Way galaxy. It shines with...In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula...This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region...NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory imaged rings of X-ray light centered on V404 Cygni, a binary system containing an erupting...This visualization shows gamma rays detected during galaxy 3C 279's big flare by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) on NASA's...This simulated image of part of the Andromeda galaxy highlights the high resolution, wide field of view, and unique footprint...Located less than 32 light-years from Earth, AU Microscopii is among the youngest planetary systems ever observed by astronomers, and...Ubicado a menos de 32 años luz de la Tierra, AU Microscopii se encuentra entre los sistemas planetarios más jóvenes...These doomed worlds were among the first and creepiest to be discovered as they orbit an undead star known as...Estos tres mundos condenados estuvieron entre los primeros y más espeluznantes que se descubrieron mientras orbitaban su estrella no-muerta, conocida...Cygnus X-1 Presents: It’s Dinner Time and You’re The Meal! Lurking in our galaxy, approximately 6,000 light-years from Earth, is...¡Esta fuerza escalofriante te dejará temblando de terror! Un poder invisible merodea por todo el cosmos, impulsando al universo a...
