Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation
Credit: NASA, ESA, and K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), with image processing credited to Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
Crystal Ball Nebula
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
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Absolutely mind-blowing.
Messier 88, an exquisite spiral galaxy located roughly 50 million light years away. It holds around 500 billion stars. M88 contains a supermassive black hole at its core that is roughly 100 million times more massive than our Sun.
Again, mind-blowing!
Andromeda in Detail!
Astrophotographer Yannick Acar has released one of the most detailed images of the Andromeda galaxy, captured with an amateur telescope. The impressive image reveals the structure and spiral arms of our nearest galactic neighbor in incredible detail.