All articles tagged with #space photo
Hubble telescope captured images of the spiral galaxy NGC 6000 while searching for supernovae, and unexpectedly recorded the path of an asteroid crossing its field of view, revealing details about the galaxy's star populations and an asteroid's trajectory.
A NOAA satellite's coronagraph captured a rare image of the moon passing in front of the sun, made possible by its unique geostationary orbit close to Earth, highlighting the moon's appearance due to Earthshine in the high-resolution image.
A stunning astrophotograph taken at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile captures the luminous band of the Milky Way and the faint zodiacal light crossing the night sky, forming a giant 'X' shape, showcasing two distinct celestial phenomena visible in the southern hemisphere.
NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter captured a stunning image of Arsia Mons, a massive shield volcano on Mars, rising above morning clouds, highlighting its impressive height of 12 miles, more than twice Everest's height, and providing insights into Martian atmospheric conditions.
A stunning image captured by telescopes shows two galaxies colliding 11 billion light-years away in the early universe, with one galaxy hosting a luminous quasar whose radiation impacts the gas and dust, inhibiting star formation and fueling the black hole.