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A breathtaking view of N159, one of the largest star-forming cloud complexes in the LMC, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way.
This image shows just a small part of the region; the full N159 complex spans more than 150 light-years from end to end.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Indebetouw)
This image shows just a small part of the region; the full N159 complex spans more than 150 light-years from end to end.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Indebetouw)
January 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
A breathtaking view of N159, one of the largest star-forming cloud complexes in the LMC, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way.
This image shows just a small part of the region; the full N159 complex spans more than 150 light-years from end to end.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Indebetouw)
This image shows just a small part of the region; the full N159 complex spans more than 150 light-years from end to end.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Indebetouw)
A beautiful view of the wonderous Dun Briste sea stack...
Dun Briste provides us with a rare glimpse of the Carboniferous. (A 60-million-year-long period lasting from about 359 million to 299 million years ago)
Dun Briste provides us with a rare glimpse of the Carboniferous. (A 60-million-year-long period lasting from about 359 million to 299 million years ago)
January 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
A beautiful view of the wonderous Dun Briste sea stack...
Dun Briste provides us with a rare glimpse of the Carboniferous. (A 60-million-year-long period lasting from about 359 million to 299 million years ago)
Dun Briste provides us with a rare glimpse of the Carboniferous. (A 60-million-year-long period lasting from about 359 million to 299 million years ago)
This amazing image shows part of the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223.
Almost every object you see here is a whole galaxy - each with billions of stars of its own!
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Rihtaršič (University of Ljubljana, FMF), R. Tripodi (University of Ljubljana, FMF)
Almost every object you see here is a whole galaxy - each with billions of stars of its own!
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Rihtaršič (University of Ljubljana, FMF), R. Tripodi (University of Ljubljana, FMF)
January 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This amazing image shows part of the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223.
Almost every object you see here is a whole galaxy - each with billions of stars of its own!
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Rihtaršič (University of Ljubljana, FMF), R. Tripodi (University of Ljubljana, FMF)
Almost every object you see here is a whole galaxy - each with billions of stars of its own!
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Rihtaršič (University of Ljubljana, FMF), R. Tripodi (University of Ljubljana, FMF)
Stunning: The Lagoon Nebula in visible and infrared light
(Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI)
(Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI)
January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Stunning: The Lagoon Nebula in visible and infrared light
(Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI)
(Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI)
Fascinating: They look like cosmic companions, but Arp 4 is a cosmic illusion: one galaxy is ~65 million light-years away and the other is ~675 million
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Fascinating: They look like cosmic companions, but Arp 4 is a cosmic illusion: one galaxy is ~65 million light-years away and the other is ~675 million
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)
It’s cold!
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January 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
It’s cold!
A physiologist explains how to keep your body feeling warm: www.universal-sci.com/headlines/20...
A physiologist explains how to keep your body feeling warm: www.universal-sci.com/headlines/20...
This fascinating near-infrared view of planetary nebula NGC 6072 shows a complex scene of multiple outflows expanding out at different angles from a dying star at the centre of the scene.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This fascinating near-infrared view of planetary nebula NGC 6072 shows a complex scene of multiple outflows expanding out at different angles from a dying star at the centre of the scene.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
A gorgeous view of NGC 2566!
At about 76 million light-years away, it is considered nearby, making it ideal for studying details like star clusters and gas clouds.
(Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy)
At about 76 million light-years away, it is considered nearby, making it ideal for studying details like star clusters and gas clouds.
(Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy)
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A gorgeous view of NGC 2566!
At about 76 million light-years away, it is considered nearby, making it ideal for studying details like star clusters and gas clouds.
(Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy)
At about 76 million light-years away, it is considered nearby, making it ideal for studying details like star clusters and gas clouds.
(Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy)
This striking near-infrared view of the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302) looks more delicate than in visible light.
A dark, dusty band forms the “body,” hiding the ancient Sun-like core that makes the nebula glow.
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Kastner, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)
A dark, dusty band forms the “body,” hiding the ancient Sun-like core that makes the nebula glow.
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Kastner, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
This striking near-infrared view of the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302) looks more delicate than in visible light.
A dark, dusty band forms the “body,” hiding the ancient Sun-like core that makes the nebula glow.
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Kastner, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)
A dark, dusty band forms the “body,” hiding the ancient Sun-like core that makes the nebula glow.
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Kastner, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)
Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam, this shimmering “mountaintop” is actually cosmic dust
It has been sculpted and slowly worn away by intense winds and radiation from nearby new-born stars.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, A. Pagan (STScI)
It has been sculpted and slowly worn away by intense winds and radiation from nearby new-born stars.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, A. Pagan (STScI)
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam, this shimmering “mountaintop” is actually cosmic dust
It has been sculpted and slowly worn away by intense winds and radiation from nearby new-born stars.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, A. Pagan (STScI)
It has been sculpted and slowly worn away by intense winds and radiation from nearby new-born stars.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, A. Pagan (STScI)
Gorgeous: Telescope support towers under the Milky Way
(Credit: ESO/P. Horálek)
(Credit: ESO/P. Horálek)
January 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Gorgeous: Telescope support towers under the Milky Way
(Credit: ESO/P. Horálek)
(Credit: ESO/P. Horálek)
Stunning: A mid-infrared look at NGC 6072 shows concentric shells expanding around outflows from a dying central star - (the pinkish-white dot at the centre).
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
January 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Stunning: A mid-infrared look at NGC 6072 shows concentric shells expanding around outflows from a dying central star - (the pinkish-white dot at the centre).
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
The Spinning Dancer is a kinetic, bistable optical illusion resembling a pirouetting female dancer. - Some see the figure spinning clockwise others anticlockwise or suddenly spin in the opposite direction
(Credit: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
(Credit: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
January 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The Spinning Dancer is a kinetic, bistable optical illusion resembling a pirouetting female dancer. - Some see the figure spinning clockwise others anticlockwise or suddenly spin in the opposite direction
(Credit: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
(Credit: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
Is she spinning clockwise or anticlockwise?
(Credit: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
(Credit: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Is she spinning clockwise or anticlockwise?
(Credit: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
(Credit: Nobuyuki Kayahara)
A dramatic galaxy triplet takes centre stage in this image, capturing a three-way gravitational tug-of-war. Known as Arp 195, this system is featured in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, showcasing the universe’s more unusual galaxies.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton)
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton)
January 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A dramatic galaxy triplet takes centre stage in this image, capturing a three-way gravitational tug-of-war. Known as Arp 195, this system is featured in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, showcasing the universe’s more unusual galaxies.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton)
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton)
Here's a mind-boggling perspective:
A neutron star, 500,000 times heavier than Earth, is so compact that its diameter doesn't exceed that of New York City.
(Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)
A neutron star, 500,000 times heavier than Earth, is so compact that its diameter doesn't exceed that of New York City.
(Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)
December 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's a mind-boggling perspective:
A neutron star, 500,000 times heavier than Earth, is so compact that its diameter doesn't exceed that of New York City.
(Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)
A neutron star, 500,000 times heavier than Earth, is so compact that its diameter doesn't exceed that of New York City.
(Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)
Behold the beauty of the moth-like planetary nebula NGC 2899.
This celestial structure features a diagonal, bipolar, cylindrical flow of gas, driven outward by intense radiation and stellar winds from a scorching white dwarf at its core
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble)
This celestial structure features a diagonal, bipolar, cylindrical flow of gas, driven outward by intense radiation and stellar winds from a scorching white dwarf at its core
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble)
December 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Behold the beauty of the moth-like planetary nebula NGC 2899.
This celestial structure features a diagonal, bipolar, cylindrical flow of gas, driven outward by intense radiation and stellar winds from a scorching white dwarf at its core
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble)
This celestial structure features a diagonal, bipolar, cylindrical flow of gas, driven outward by intense radiation and stellar winds from a scorching white dwarf at its core
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble)
Visualizing the immense scale of space - distances from Earth to the Moon and Mars.
(The planets and the moon have been enlarged 20 times for visibility).
(Credit: James O’Donoghue / NASA)
(The planets and the moon have been enlarged 20 times for visibility).
(Credit: James O’Donoghue / NASA)
December 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Visualizing the immense scale of space - distances from Earth to the Moon and Mars.
(The planets and the moon have been enlarged 20 times for visibility).
(Credit: James O’Donoghue / NASA)
(The planets and the moon have been enlarged 20 times for visibility).
(Credit: James O’Donoghue / NASA)
Gorgeous Blue Ring Nebula
Located 6,300 light-years away in the constellation Hercules, the Blue Ring Nebula is thought to be a short-lived phase after the merger of two stars
(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team)
Located 6,300 light-years away in the constellation Hercules, the Blue Ring Nebula is thought to be a short-lived phase after the merger of two stars
(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team)
December 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Gorgeous Blue Ring Nebula
Located 6,300 light-years away in the constellation Hercules, the Blue Ring Nebula is thought to be a short-lived phase after the merger of two stars
(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team)
Located 6,300 light-years away in the constellation Hercules, the Blue Ring Nebula is thought to be a short-lived phase after the merger of two stars
(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team)
Gorgeous: NGC 6000, a sparkling spiral galaxy in Scorpius
In its core, stars are typically older and smaller; cooler, lower-mass stars appear redder, while hotter stars shine bluer
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Filippenko - Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç)
In its core, stars are typically older and smaller; cooler, lower-mass stars appear redder, while hotter stars shine bluer
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Filippenko - Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç)
December 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Gorgeous: NGC 6000, a sparkling spiral galaxy in Scorpius
In its core, stars are typically older and smaller; cooler, lower-mass stars appear redder, while hotter stars shine bluer
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Filippenko - Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç)
In its core, stars are typically older and smaller; cooler, lower-mass stars appear redder, while hotter stars shine bluer
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Filippenko - Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç)
Peering deeper into the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, nearby stellar nursery.
Webb reveals a restless scene: young, massive stars are chiselling away at gas and dust, while their intense light floods the region with a blue-tinted glow.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
Webb reveals a restless scene: young, massive stars are chiselling away at gas and dust, while their intense light floods the region with a blue-tinted glow.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
December 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Peering deeper into the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, nearby stellar nursery.
Webb reveals a restless scene: young, massive stars are chiselling away at gas and dust, while their intense light floods the region with a blue-tinted glow.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
Webb reveals a restless scene: young, massive stars are chiselling away at gas and dust, while their intense light floods the region with a blue-tinted glow.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI)
A spectacular near-infrared view of NGC 6537 a.k.a. the Red Spider Nebula!
Planetary nebulae like the Red Spider Nebula form when ordinary stars like the Sun reach the end of their lives
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. H. Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Planetary nebulae like the Red Spider Nebula form when ordinary stars like the Sun reach the end of their lives
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. H. Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technology)
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A spectacular near-infrared view of NGC 6537 a.k.a. the Red Spider Nebula!
Planetary nebulae like the Red Spider Nebula form when ordinary stars like the Sun reach the end of their lives
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. H. Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Planetary nebulae like the Red Spider Nebula form when ordinary stars like the Sun reach the end of their lives
Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. H. Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Astonishing: Hubble imaged these two overlapping spiral galaxies named SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461, which lie more than a billion light-years from Earth!
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel)
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel)
December 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Astonishing: Hubble imaged these two overlapping spiral galaxies named SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461, which lie more than a billion light-years from Earth!
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel)
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel)