Cosmic Keyhole" (NGC 1999) Scientists First Believed That The Conspicuous Hole In The Center Of This

Butterfly Nebula

The Butterfly Nebula, also known as NGC 6302, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Scorpius.

It is named for its striking appearance, which resembles the wings of a butterfly when viewed in certain images.

The nebula is approximately 3,800 light-years away from Earth.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and J. Kastner (RIT)

Geminid Meteors over Chile

Credits: Yuri Beletsky, Carnegie, Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN

NGC 6543 Widefield (HAO3LRGB) Cats Eye!

Like images of broken light, Webb captured these carbon-rich dust shells around a binary star system. Drifting swiftly outwards, they are seeding their surroundings with carbon - one way elements spread across the universe.

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Stunning New Images of Jupiter From NASA’s Juno Spacecraft (read article here)

I will be honest, I just thought this was my astigmatism acting up the first time I saw it.

Clearest Image ever taken of Mars’ North Pole. Yes that’s water ice.

Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas