The Pinwheel Galaxy
The Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as M101, is a spiral galaxy that we’re seeing face-on. It’s 21 million light-years from
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The Bode and Cigar galaxies (M81 & M82)
A pair of galaxies almost 12 million light-years from Earth. Bode (right) is a spiral, and its gravity is causing
NGC 7822
An emission nebula around 3000 light-years from Earth, NGC 7822 is the birthplace of new stars. Their strong stellar winds
The Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula, also known as M42, is a a star factory. Located 1400 light-years from Earth, it’s the closest
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Nicknamed “the green comet”, its closest approach to Earth was on 1 February 2023 (two nights after this image was
The Soul Nebula
A star-forming nebula spanning 100 light-years. The star cluster within the nebula is officially known as IC 1848. Askar 130PHQ: January
The Heart Nebula
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) is a collection of glowing hydrogen gas clouds, 200-light years across and 7500 light-years from
The Andromeda Galaxy
A neighbouring galaxy to our own Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light-years from Earth and contains in
The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
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The Flying Bat and Squid Nebulae
Around 2000 light-years from Earth is the Flying Bat Nebula (Sh2-129), seen here as a huge cloud of red hydrogen