Gemini North Telescope Peers into Crystal Ball Nebula
A stunning new image from the 8.1-m Gemini North telescope, located on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai’i,…
Sombrero Galaxy Shines in Stunning New Image from Dark Energy Camera
The Dark Energy Camera, a powerful 570-megapixel camera mounted on NSF’s Víctor M. Blanco 4-m telescope at Cerro…
570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy
Messier 104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy, as captured by the NSF’s Dark Energy Camera. Click here…
Record-Breaking Map Charts Universe in 3D Like Never Before
Astronomers using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) on NSF’s Nicholas U. Mayall 4-m telescope have produced the…
Images of Ultra-Rare Cosmic Calamity Unravel a Longstanding Mystery
‘This composite image features X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared data of the luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT)…
Stunning cosmic butterfly image captured by telescope
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic…
Cosmic butterfly image captured by Gemini telescope in Chile, butterfly nebula in Scorpius
NewsPublished: Nov. 28, 2025, 10:29 a.m.This image provided by National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab shows NGC 6302, a billowing…