Cosmic Collection (#9)

NGC 3628, the Hamburger Galaxy

Ice Scarp on Jupiters large moon, Callisto
Jupiters large moon, Callisto, is an icy world. Many steep cliffs, called scarps, criss-cross its surface

Large Magellanic Cloud

Composite image of a galaxy cluster
This is a new composite image of galaxy cluster MS0735.6+7421, located about 2.6 billion light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis

Globular cluster NGC 2808
The massive globular cluster NGC 2808 provide evidence that star birth went boom, boom, boom, with three generations of stars forming very early in the clusters life

Emission nebula NGC 6188 star formation region in Ara
Emission nebula NGC 6188 with the bright open cluster 6193, star formation region in Ara

Spherical yellow nebula in deep dark sky

A spheroid shape emerges from the formation of a new planet as its gravity gathers matter from surrounding rocks and debris

A system of extraterrestrial planets and their moons, against a background of nebula and stars

A wandering comet passing through an alien star system

A star rising over an Earth-like planet and illuminating its lone moon
An artists depiction of a star rising over an Earth-like planet and illuminating its lone moon

An Earth-like planet with a pair of moons in orbit
An artists depiction of an Earth-like planet alone in space with a pair of moons in orbit. A nebula shines in the background

Illustration of a supermassive black hole at the core of a young, star-rich galaxy
This artists conception illustrates one of the most primitive supermassive black holes known, at the core of a young, star-rich galaxy

Artists concept of the smallest star known to host a planet
This artists concept shows the smallest star known to host a planet. The planet, called VB 10b, was discovered using astrometry

A time lapse conceptual image of the Earth in orbit around the Sun

Light and matter being pulled into a black hole
A black hole is an area of space where gravity is so dense that light and matter are pulled into it

Cygnus Wall, NGC 7000, the North American Nebula

A nebulous alien planetary star system somewhere in our Milky Way galaxy

Artists concept of cosmic portals to another universe
Cosmic portals are surreal abstract conceptual places that are passages to other universes, appearing as Big Bangs on the other side, a form of cosmic oasis, or black holes

Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy, also known as Messier 33, is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million lights years away in the constellation Triangulum

A false-color image of the star AE Aurigae
This is a false-color image of the star AE Aurigae (bright source of light near the center of image) embedded in a region of space containing smoke-like filaments of carbon-rich dust grains

The Southern Cross and the Pointers in the Milky Way

Messier 109, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major

Artists concept of a rose nebula, home to relatively new and young star systems
Artists concept of a rose nebula, named because of its delicate colors, and home to relatively new and young star systems

NGC 3521, spiral galaxy in Leo

WR 134, a Wolf-Rayet Star. Wolf-Rayet Stars produce powerful stellar winds and contribute chemical elements to the interstellar medium

Infrared image of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
This composite color infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex structures in the hot ionized gas swirling around

Silicate Crystal Formation in the Disk of an Erupting Star
This artists concept illustrates how silicate crystals like those found in comets can be created by an outburst from a growing star

An Earth type world with two moons against a background of nebula and stars
An artists depiction of an Earth type world with two moons against a background of nebula and stars

Starforming emission nebula NGC 6188 in the constellation Ara. The birthplace of very young, only few hundred million years old suns

The southwest spiral arm of Messier 31

Starforming region NGC 6559 in the Sagittarius constellation

Scarp on Mercury
Future astronauts may enjoy watching the double sunrises and double sunsets of Mercury

Milky Way and Perseid Meteor Shower, Oklahoma
Two Perseid meteors streak across the Milky Way during the 2012 meteor shower in Oklahoma

The southern sky and Milky Way from Canopus up to the Carina Nebula
The southern sky and Milky Way from Canopus (at lower right) up to the Carina Nebula at upper left, with the False Cross in the centre, made of stars from Vela and Carina

NGC 6726, galactic dust cloud in Corona Australis

Baby stars are forming near the eastern rim of the cosmic cloud Perseus, in this infrared image from the Spitzer Space Telescope

This red giant star is much older and bigger than Earths Sun, which makes its planets and any civilizations also much older than life on Earth

The Cave Nebula and surroundings

Artists concept of Planet Carenteen, a dwarf planet host to beautiful night skies
Planet Carenteen may be a small dwarf planet devoid of the luscious greens like Earth, but it boasts the most beautiful vacation spot in all of the galaxy for species of all kinds as they look up at

The Pleiades, an open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus

Cosmic star birth from a ball of gases and nebular dust

Water World
The search for water and, with it, the search for life is one of the driving forces of planetary exploration. This painting exemplifies our hopes of finding water worlds like our own orbiting other

Artists concept of Mars and its tiny moon Phobos
Artists concept of how Mars and its tiny satellite Phobos might appear from a distance of about 100 miles from Phobos surface

Light from a nearby star illuminates a massive ringed gas giant. Habited, shepherd moon can be seen in the shadows of the gas giant as well as city lights on it

Artists concept of Mars and its moon, Dione
Artist concept showing Mars and its even smaller satellite Deimos might appear from a distance of about 100 miles from the surface of Deimos

Cosmic seascape on another planet

A view from the edge of the southern polar cap of Mars. The low sun in the rust-colored sky and the melting icy slush indicates this is springtime for the red planet

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