Before You Ask, Yes, We See That Face-shaped Cloud Made Of Dust And Gas (with Stars For Eyes) On The

Exmouth Hybrid Solar Eclipse, Western Australia

Nikon d5500 - 300mm - f/9 Partial stage - ISO 200 - 1/4000s Totality stage - ISO 100 - 1/320s Corona - ISO 100 - 21 x 1/320s Baader solar filter

A photo taken by the James Webb Space Telescope shows the distorted spiral galaxy at center, the Penguin, and the compact elliptical galaxy at left, the Egg, locked in an active embrace.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA has released 25 new stunning images of various cosmic objects.

SN 1006, Supernova Streams

“ The Solar System “ // astro.lust 

Music: Interworld - Metamorphosis

Veil Nebula Detail by Hubble Heritage

NGC 7714, When Two Galaxies Collide

Arp 87, Galaxy Dance

Cosmic treasure chest by European Space Agency

Galaxies

Unimaginably huge collections of gas, dust, stars, and even planets, galaxies come in many shapes and sizes. Some are spirals, such as our own galaxy, others are like squashed balls, and some have no shape at all.

From the book Knowledge Encyclopedia Science! (DK)