From Earth’s surface, space to galaxies

Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula

Breathtaking images shared by NASA: From Earth’s surface, space to galaxies

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The Moon (left), Jupiter (right), and Saturn (above left of Jupiter) appear in a stunning post-sunset alignment behind the Washington Monument. (Image: NASA)

St. Patrick’s Day Lights Up the Alaskan Sky: A breathtaking display of the aurora borealis paints the night in vivid green hues over Alaska. (Image source: NASA)

A spectacular total solar eclipse captured in Dallas, Texas, on April 8, 2024. The celestial event traced a narrow path from Mexico’s Pacific coast to Newfoundland, Canada, while a partial eclipse was visible across North America, Central America, and parts of Europe. (Image source: NASA)

Stunning view was captured from 263 miles above by the International Space Station. (Image source: NASA)

This image captures the historic launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia, carrying astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen on board (Image source: NASA)

Launched on April 28, 2003, NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer embarked on a mission to explore galaxy formation and evolution by examining their shapes, brightness, sizes, and distances over 10 billion years of cosmic history. (Image source: NASA)

Captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope using its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), this image of the star-forming region NGC 604 reveals how intense stellar winds from massive, young stars sculpt hollow cavities in the surrounding gas and dust. (Image: NASA)

Roughly 65 million light-years from Earth, this barred spiral galaxy is a similar size to our Milky Way at 100,000 light-years across. (Source: NASA)

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. Webb’s new view focuses on the illuminated edge of the top of the nebula’s distinctive dust and gas structure. (Source: NASA)

This stunning view of the Andromeda Galaxy combines data from NASA’s now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope, highlighting stars in shades of blue and cyan, interstellar dust in red, and vibrant regions of ongoing star formation. (Image source: NASA)

This image of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot and surrounding turbulent zones was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. (Source: NASA)

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