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Stunning Photo of the South Sandwich Islands by Sebastião Salgado, 2009 Photo by Sebastião Salgado Sebastião Salgado is renowned for his poignant portraits that depict humanity’s…
Energetic solar particles are racing toward Earth, illuminating the skies as far south as Florida in a brilliant display. Meteorologists report that the intensity was powerful…
Malaysian tropical longhorn beetle Kim Hee Yu “It had an unusual expression, reminiscent of an alien, but it wasn’t hostile. It remained motionless on the branch…
Capturing birds in photographs can be quite challenging. Their speed, grace, and unpredictable nature can pose difficulties for photographers. Yet, their vibrant colors and iridescent feathers…
Recent images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope highlight NGC 1786, a spherical cluster located in the constellation of Dorado. This Hubble image depicts NGC 1786,…
Two concentric rings surrounding the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5 indicate it underwent two explosions. ESO/p. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et al. A…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of IC 758, a spiral galaxy located within the constellation Ursa Major. This Hubble image…
The asteroid called Donald Johansson was captured by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during a flyby on April 20, 2025. On the closest approach, the spacecraft was at…
Officially named Kohoutek 4-55, this little-known planetary nebula is located within our Milky Way galaxy. This Hubble image shows Kohoutek 4-55, a nebula of planets 4,600…
The Euclidean Mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) has just released its first significant batch of research data, offering a fascinating glimpse into the vast…
Mars appears bright blue in this near-infrared image taken by Hera's spacecraft. The month's deimos is a dark mark towards the center of the imageESA Space…
A new image of the Rosette Nebula is dark energy camera (DECam), mounted on NSF's Victor M. Blanco 4-meter telescope. Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory Program of…
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have discovered a merging pair of gas-rich galaxies that existed 12.8 billion years ago…
In celebration of our 25th anniversary NASA’s Chandra X-ray ObservatoryThe Chandra team has released 25 new images of cosmic objects and phenomena. This collection of images…
TTick, tick. In the dripping confines of Fedora 1, an aquatic space colony with an exquisite retro-futuristic design, it is time, not water, that exerts undeniable…
The early crescent phase of the moon following the new moon is well located in the early spring evening sky. From February to March, the spring…