Cutaway Diagram Of The Apollo Spacecraft, S-IVB, S-II, S-IC, J-2 And F-1 Engine Of The Saturn V.

We are truly children of the stars. —Brian Cox

l all taken by David Moulton

Cepheus. Cosmic Zoo

M104, Sombrero Galaxy

Before you ask, yes, we see that face-shaped cloud made of dust and gas (with stars for eyes) on the right side of this image as well.  

But the Tarantula Nebula is a far wilder place than weird red blobs. It is a large star-forming region of ionized hydrogen gas that lies 161,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its turbulent clouds of gas and dust can be seen swirling between the region’s luminous, newly formed stars.

Also known as 30 Doradus, it is the brightest star-forming region in our galactic neighborhood and home to the hottest, most massive stars known. This makes it an excellent natural laboratory to test theories of star formation and evolution. 

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray, E. Sabbi; Y.-H. Chu.

Gamma Cas & Ghost Nebula © Antoine Grelin

IC 1295

ESO 593-8, Stardust Angel

Solar System map that charts the key milestones of space exploration.

by reddit/u/Ray_smit

NGC1566 450 Mega Pixels

The Cosmic Bat Nebula ©