Big,
beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744
is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than
our own Milky Way
Some 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo,
the globular star cluster NGC 6752 roams the halo of our Milky Way
galaxy
Did you see last night’s aurora
This question was relevant around much of the world a few days ago because a powerful auroral storm became
visible unusually far from the Earth’s poles
Perfect gift for space buffs! This tee shirt not only highlights the awe-inspiring technology of ALMA but also celebrates the beauty of the cosmos. It is an ideal present for anyone fascinated by astronomy and the mysteries of the universe.
Read MoreThe twenty galaxies
arrayed in these panels are part of
an ambitious astronomical survey of tidal stellar streams
In 1716,
English astronomer
Edmond Halley
noted, “This is but a little Patch, but it shows itself to the
naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent
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Globular star cluster
Omega Centauri
packs about 10 million
stars much older than the Sun into a volume some 150 light-years in
diameter
Found among the rich starfields of the Milky Way,
star
cluster NGC 7789 lies about 8,000 light-years away
toward the constellation Cassiopeia
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 2005. It’s not an unusual globular cluster in and of itself, but it is a peculiarity when compared to its surroundings. NGC 2005 is located about 750 light-years from the heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxy some 162,000 light-years from Earth.
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Read MoreWhat happens if you ascend this
stairway to the Milky Way?
Before answering that, let’s understand the beautiful sky you will see
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