This loose collections of stars, known as an open star cluster, is image 100 of the Caldwell catalog. To source
Archive | Image of the day
http://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/lg_image_of_the_day.rss
Astronaut Christina Koch Poised to Make History Again
NASA astronaut Christina Koch makes observations from the International space Station’s cupola. To source
Morocco's Anti-Atlas Mountains
The Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco formed as a result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 80 million years ago. To source
Stellar Snowflake Cluster
The newly revealed infant stars appear as pink and red specks toward the center and appear to have formed in regularly spaced intervals along linear structures. To source
Hubble’s Close-Up of Spiral’s Disk, Bulge
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows IC 2051, a galaxy in the southern constellation of Mensa (the Table Mountain) lying about 85 million light-years away. It is a spiral galaxy, as evidenced by its characteristic whirling, pinwheeling arms, and it has a bar of stars slicing through its center. To source
This Week in NASA History: 3rd Hubble Servicing Mission – Dec. 19, 1999
This week in 1999, space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-103, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. To source
Galaxy Gathering Brings Warmth
As the holiday season approaches, people in the northern hemisphere will gather indoors to stay warm. In keeping with the season, astronomers have studied two groups of galaxies that are rushing together and producing their own warmth. To source
Hubble Views Galaxy’s Dazzling Display
NGC 3175 is located around 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Antlia (the Air Pump). The galaxy can be seen slicing across the frame in this Hubble image, with its mix of bright patches of glowing gas, dark lanes of dust, bright core, and whirling, pinwheeling arms coming together to paint a beautiful […]
The Canadarm2 robotic arm with the Dextre robotic hand
The Canadarm2 robotic arm with the Dextre robotic hand attached seemingly protrudes from the side of the International Space Station. To source
A Treat for the International Space Station's First Crew
In this image from December 2000, the Expedition One crew–the first to permanently inhabit the International Space Station–are about to eat a treat of fresh oranges. To source
Brilliance at Night: The Americas in Darkness
This image of North and South America at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. To source
Earth's Changing Ice
Meltwater lakes form on the surface of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier. To source
Houston, Texas on the Gulf Coast
Houston, Texas is pictured from the International Space Station at an altitude of 257 miles. To source