Astrophotos

Astrophoto: The Ring Nebula by Stefan Heutz

The Ring Nebula by Stefan Heutz. Click to enlarge When stars similar to our Sun have exhausted their nuclear fuel,…

19 years ago

Astrophoto: Zodiacal Light by Tony and Daphne Hallas

Zodiacal Light by Tony and Daphne Hallas The night sky, from a dark location, is filled with many sights full…

19 years ago

Astrophoto: Leo 1 by Bernhard Hubl

Leo 1 by Bernhard Hubl Astronomers are beginning to see a pattern in what was previously viewed as the random…

19 years ago

Astrophoto: Abell 34 by Jim Misti

Abell 34 by Jim Misti Most stars do not end their existence in a cataclysmic supernova explosion. For example, our…

19 years ago

Astrophoto: The Veil Nebula Complex by Johannes Schedler

The Vela Nebula Complex by Johannes Schedler Floating like a vast, thin wreath on a sea filled with colorful, bright…

19 years ago

Astrophoto: The Planet Jupiter by Mike Salway

The Planet Jupiter by Mike Salway Thirty years ago the clearest views of the planet Jupiter could only be obtained…

19 years ago

Astrophoto: The Vela Supernova Remnant by Loke Kun Tan

The Vela Supernova Remnant by Loke Kun Tan About 11,000 years ago, around the dawn of human history, a fantastic…

19 years ago

Astrophoto: Comet Pojmanski by R. Jay GaBany

Comet Pojmanski by R. Jay GaBany Set your alarm clocks between 4:30 and 5:00AM sometime over the next two or…

19 years ago

Astrophoto: A New Star in Ophiucus by John Chumack

A pair of stars with about the same mass will evolve in about the same manner. But if one of…

19 years ago

The Sombrero Galaxy by Adam Block and Morris Wade

There are many icons that represent the universe: brilliant stars, the rings of Saturn or something as familiar as Earth's…

19 years ago