Astronomy & Space Exploration

#UMPlus - NGC 5668 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/ngc-5668.html This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a spiral galaxy called NGC 5668 that lies in the direction of the Virgo constellation. It is relatively close to us, at a distance of about 90 million light-years...See more

#UMPlus - Artemis II https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/artemis-ii.html Following Orion's Artemis I test flight, during which the spacecraft traveled beyond the Moon and returned to Earth uncrewed, Artemis II will carry four astronauts to the Moon - Commander Reid Wiseman,...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 2477 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/ngc-2477.html NGC 2477, also cataloged as Melotte 78 and Caldwell 71 among other designations, is an open star cluster located in the direction of the Puppis Constellation and is located at a distance of about 3,600...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 1433 by Roberto Colombari https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/ngc-1433-por-roberto-colombari.html Using data from the 4-meter Victor M Blanco Telescope located at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, astronomer Roberto Colombari has assembled and...See more

#UMPlus - Galaxy Cluster MCS J0417.5-1154 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/cumulo-de-galaxias-mcs-j04175-1154.html The galaxy cluster Galaxy Cluster MCS J0417.5-1154 is so massive that it is warping the fabric of space-time and distorting the appearance of galaxies...See more

#UMPlus - IC 4709's Giant Secret https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/secreto-gigante-de-ic-4709.html The Hubble Space Telescope has a lot to show in this image that's packed with stars, many of which appear particularly large and bright thanks to their close location in our...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 1579 by Lynn Hilborn https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/ngc-1579-por-lynn-hilborn.html In the sky, a hippopotamus appears to be emerging from the water, claiming its territory. Astronomer Lynn Hilborn's excellent and detailed image shows the open star cluster...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 6872 and IC 4970 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/ngc-6872-e-ic-4970.html This image released in July 2024 shows two interacting galaxies, a composite of data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory in violet, and from the Hubble Space Telescope in red, green,...See more

#UMPlus - HP Tau https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/hp-tau.html This Mayall Telescope observation captures the variable star HP Tau and its associated reflection nebula, which is located at a distance of over 550 light-years from Earth and is located in the direction of the...See more

#UMPlus - Auroras and Meteors by Alan Dyer https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/auroras-y-meteoros-por-alan-dyer.html Between August 11 and 12, 2024, astronomer Alan Dyer took countless photographic exposures of the sky. That week, there was an opportunity to clearly capture...See more

#UMPlus - UGC 3478 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/09/ugc-3478.html Starting toward the constellation of Camaleopardalis, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken images of the galaxy UGC 3478. If you look beyond its long spiral arms filled with stars and the dark threads of...See more