All Entries in the "Gallery" Category

GALLERY: Orion’s fiery sword
WISE space observatory reveals the hot and turbulent environment of the Orion Nebula

From darkness comes the light
Dark nebula is the birthplace of new stars.

The Manatee Nebula
Extinct star and an endangered Earth creature have something in common.

Hubble spots a hidden treasure
Nearly 200,000 light-years from Earth, glowing gas clouds are collapsing to form new stars.

Stunning solar eruption
A huge plasma loop collapses onto the Sun in the most spectacular fashion.

Views of Moons
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft snaps intriguing images of Saturn’s moons.

In the footsteps of Apollo 11
Lunar orbiter spots the famous lunar module and experiments on the Moon’s surface.

Hubble’s birthday view of starbirth nebula
Stunning new view of stellar breeding ground, deep in the southern sky.

VIDEO: Two amazing views of Planet Earth
Space Station’s-eye view of our planet as we fly over aurorae and the day-night line.

New images of an icy world
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft snaps shots of Saturn’s moon Rhea.