The Helix Nebula | Hubble

The Helix Nebula | Hubble

This composite image is a view of the colorful Helix Nebula taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope and the Mosaic II Camera on the 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The object is so large that both telescopes were needed to capture a complete view. 

The Helix is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope expelled by a dying, sun-like star. The Helix resembles a simple doughnut as seen from Earth. However, looks can be deceiving. New evidence suggests that the Helix consists of two gaseous disks nearly perpendicular to each other.

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), and M. Meixner, P. McCullough, and G. Bacon ( Space Telescope Science Institute)

Release Date: December 16, 2004

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada | International Space Station

Montreal, Quebec, Canada | International Space Station

The city of Montreal, in the province of Quebec in Canada, as seen by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station for her Minerva Mission.

"Hello Canada! Waving down to our Canadian friends today while marveling at this beautiful scenery & metropolitan areas around Toronto, Montreal & Vancouver."

—Samantha

Learn about Samantha's Minerva Mission: https://bit.ly/MissionMinerva

Expedition 67 Crew

Commander Oleg Artemyev (Russia)

Roscosmos Flight Engineers: Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov (Russia)

NASA Flight Engineers: Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins (USA)

European Space Agency (ESA) Flight Engineer: Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on ISS: https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

Credit: ESA/NASA-S.Cristoforetti

Image Date: August 23, 2022

Release Date: August 30, 2022

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Two Overlapping Spiral Galaxies | Hubble

Two Overlapping Spiral Galaxies | Hubble

Two overlapping spiral galaxies are pictured in this image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. The two galaxies, which have the uninspiring names SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461, lie more than a billion light-years from Earth. Despite appearing to collide in this image, the alignment of the two galaxies is likely just by chance—the two are not actually interacting. While these two galaxies might simply be ships that pass in the night, Hubble has captured a dazzling array of interacting galaxies in the past.

This image is one of many Hubble observations delving into highlights of the Galaxy Zoo project. Originally established in 2007, the Galaxy Zoo project and its successors are massive citizen science projects which crowdsource galaxy classifications from a pool of hundreds of thousands of volunteers. These volunteers classify galaxies imaged by robotic telescopes and are often the first to ever set eyes on an astronomical object. 

Over the course of the original Galaxy Zoo project, volunteers discovered a menagerie of weird and wonderful galaxies such as unusual 3-armed spiral galaxies and colliding ring galaxies. The astronomers coordinating the project applied for Hubble time to observe the most unusual inhabitants of the Galaxy Zoo—but true to the project’s crowdsourced roots, the list of targets was chosen by a public vote.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel

Release Date: September 5, 2022

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NASA Explorers: The Artemis Generation

NASA Explorers: The Artemis Generation

It is not rockets and satellites that make NASA soar. It’s people. See the scientists and engineers who are studying Moon rocks, building tools, working aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and training astronauts in preparation for landing humans on the surface of the Moon through NASA’s Artemis missions.

All about Artemis I:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i/

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 1 minute, 6 seconds

Release Date: September 5, 2022

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The Sky around Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

The Sky around Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

A newly formed star lights up the surrounding cosmic clouds to create the blue reflection nebula IC 2631 at the center of this striking panorama of gas and dust clouds in the southern constellation of Chameleon. This picture was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Distance: about 500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: February 10, 2016

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Close-up of Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

Close-up of Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

A newly formed star lights up the surrounding cosmic clouds in this close up look at an image from the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. Dust particles in the vast clouds that surround the star HD 97300 diffuse its light, like a car headlight in enveloping fog, and create the blue reflection nebula IC 2631. Although HD 97300 is in the spotlight for now, the very dust that makes it so hard to miss heralds the birth of additional, potentially scene-stealing, future stars.

Distance: about 500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 10, 2016

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Zooming in on the Young Star in Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

Zooming in on the Young Star in Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

This video journey starts with a view of the spectacular southern Milky Way and then closes in on the inconspicuous southern constellation of Chameleon (The Chameleon). The final image shows a detailed view of the blue reflection nebula IC 2631 around the young star HD 97300.

Distance: about 500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/N. Risinger/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 10, 2016

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Young Star Lights Up Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

Young Star Lights Up Reflection Nebula IC 2631 | ESO

A newly formed star lights up the surrounding cosmic clouds in this image from the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. Dust particles in the vast clouds that surround the star HD 97300 diffuse its light, like a car headlight in enveloping fog, and create the reflection nebula IC 2631. Although HD 97300 is in the spotlight for now, the very dust that makes it so hard to miss heralds the birth of additional, potentially scene-stealing, future stars.

Distance: about 500 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: February 10, 2016

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Clouded Star Birth at Lupus 3 | ESO

Clouded Star Birth at Lupus 3 | ESO

ESOcast 148 Light:  In the star-forming region Lupus 3, in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion), dazzlingly hot stars are born from collapsing masses of gas and dust.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Editing: Nico Bartmann

Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Nicole Shearer and Richard Hook

Footage and photos: ESO, R. Colombari, Digitized Sky Survey 2, N. Risinger, M. Kornmesser, NASA, SDO, L.Calcada, B. Tafreshi, G. Lombardi  

Directed by: Nico Bartmann

Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Duration: 1 minute, 19 seconds

Release Date: January 31, 2018

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Lupus 3 Dark Cloud and Associated Hot Young Stars: Wide-field View | ESO

Lupus 3 Dark Cloud and Associated Hot Young Stars:  Wide-field View | ESO

This wide-field view shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with cluster of brilliant stars that have already burst out of their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago. This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

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Star Formation Region Lupus 3 | ESO

Star Formation Region Lupus 3 | ESO

A dark cloud of cosmic dust snakes across this spectacular wide field image, illuminated by the brilliant light of new stars. This dense cloud is a star-forming region called Lupus 3, where dazzlingly hot stars are born from collapsing masses of gas and dust. This image was created from images taken using the VLT Survey Telescope and the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope and is the most detailed image taken so far of this region.

Distance: about 600 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/R. Colombari

Release Date: January 31, 2018

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Lupus 3 Dark Cloud: Close-up View | ESO

Lupus 3 Dark Cloud: Close-up View | ESO

This close-up image shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). 

It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago. This picture was taken with the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile and is among the best images ever taken of this little-known object.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: July 26, 2013

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Panning across the Lupus 3 Star-forming Region | ESO

Panning across the Lupus 3 Star-forming Region | ESO

This pan video takes a close look at the spectacular Lupus 3 star-forming region. A dark cloud of cosmic dust snakes across the picture, illuminated by the brilliant light of new stars. This dense cloud is a star-forming region called Lupus 3, where dazzlingly hot stars are born from collapsing masses of gas and dust. This image was created from images taken using the VLT Survey Telescope and the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope and is the most detailed image taken so far of this region.

Distance: about 600 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/R. Colombari

Release Date: January 31, 2018

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Zooming in on the Lupus 3 Star-forming Region | ESO

Zooming in on the Lupus 3 Star-forming Region | ESO

This zoom sequence starts with a view of the central parts of the Milky Way. We close in on a region in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). The final view is a combined image from data from both the VLT Survey Telescope and the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. It shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already burst out of their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light-years from Earth. It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/R. Colombari/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: January 31, 2018

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The Lupus 3 Dark Cloud with Hot Young Blue Stars | ESO

The Lupus 3 Dark Cloud with Hot Young Blue Stars | ESO

This evocative image shows a dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery. This cloud is known as Lupus 3 and it lies about 600 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). 

It is likely that the Sun formed in a similar star formation region more than four billion years ago. This picture was taken with the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile and is among the best images ever taken of this little-known object.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/F. Comeron

Release Date: January 16, 2013

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Revealing the Galactic Neighborhood of Lenticular Galaxy NGC 1316 | ESO

Revealing the Galactic Neighborhood of Lenticular Galaxy NGC 1316 | ESO

Countless galaxies vie for attention in this dazzling image of the Fornax Cluster, some appearing only as pinpricks of light while others dominate the foreground. One of these is the lenticular galaxy NGC 1316. The turbulent past of this much-studied galaxy has left it with a delicate structure of loops, arcs and rings that astronomers have now imaged in greater detail than ever before with the VLT Survey Telescope.

This image was processed with the VST-Tube data reduction program.

Note that the bright stars in this image are surrounded by round features, some orange and some pale blue or white, that are caused by reflections within the telescope and camera optics. These artifacts are not real celestial objects.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/A. Grado and L. Limatola

Release Date: October 25, 2017

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