Meet CG 4, the eerie cosmic structure nicknamed “God’s Hand.” Its mysterious structure is likely shaped by powerful stellar winds
(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA - Image Processing: T.A. Rector, D. de Martin & M. Zamani)
Messier 83, a breathtaking barred spiral galaxy in Hydra, lies 15 million light-years away. This image combines three CCD frames to reveal its stunning structure.
(Credit: ESO)
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Data from @chandraxray has uncovered possible remains of a supernova in the middle of our Milky Way galaxy. If confirmed, this supernova piece would be one of the closest to our galaxy’s central black hole that we have ever found. https://t.co/gI5TfSJ45E
NGC 1309, a graceful spiral galaxy in Eridanus, lies about 100 million light-years from Earth. The image is crowded with galaxies in the background—every flicker of light is another island universe.
(Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Galbany, S. Jha, K. Noll, A. Riess)
A striking close-up of the Veil supernova remnant and the night sky around it!
(Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 - Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)
This captivating visible-light image highlights dark dust lanes and luminous nebulae surrounding L1688, revealing areas of active star formation.
(Credit: ESO/S. Guisard)