Astronomy & Space Exploration

#UMPlus - McNeil's Nebula https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/nebulosa-de-mcneil.html A timely discovery by American amateur astronomer Jay McNeil on January 23, 2004 using a 3-inch telescope was immediately confirmed with the Gemini Observatory which has provided a rare...See more

#UMPlus - Supernova in LEDA 22057 https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/supernova-en-leda-22057.html This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy LEDA 22057, which is located about 650 million light-years away from the Milky Way and is located in the...See more

#UMPlus - Sh2-132 by JP Metsävainio https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/sh2-132-por-jp-metsavainio.html The stunning image by astronomer JP Metsävainio shows the brightest part of the emission nebula Sh2-132 nicknamed the Lion's Nebula, which is located in the direction of...See more

#UMPlus - Close-up of Didymos and Dimorphos https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/primer-plano-de-didymos-y-dimorphos.html The asteroid Didymos, lower left, and its moon Dimorphos were here photographed about 2:30 minutes before the impact by the DART spacecraft in order to...See more

#UMPlus - Explosive image of NGC 7727 https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/imagen-explosiva-de-ngc-7727.html Has there been a cataclysmic explosion in this galaxy? No, galaxies don't explode, only the stars they contain do. In NGC 7727, a collision between two spiral galaxies...See more

#UMPlus - LHA 120-N 11 by Ezequiel Bellocchio https://www.universomagico.net/2025/01/lha-120-n-11-por-ezequiel-bellocchio.html LHA 120-N 11, seen here in an excellent image by astronomer Ezequiel Bellocchio, is an emission nebula and HII region ionized by the hot young stars of...See more

#UMPlus - Star cluster NGC 1929 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/cumulo-estelar-ngc-1929.html This colourful image shows the star-forming region LHA 120-N44, which contains mainly the star cluster NGC 1929 among many other interesting objects. This object is located in...See more

#UMPlus - ACS3 Solar Sails https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/velas-solares-acs3.html Scientists are developing new deployable structures and material technologies for solar sail propulsion systems for future low-cost deep space missions. Much like a sailboat is propelled...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 1545 by William Maxwell https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/ngc-1545-por-william-maxwell.html NGC 1545, seen here in an image by astronomer William Maxwell, is a sixth-magnitude open star cluster that lies toward the northern part of the Perseus constellation...See more

#UMPlus - Spiral galaxy NGC 337 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/galaxia-espiral-ngc-337.html The spiral galaxy NGC 337, pictured in this image by the Hubble Space Telescope, is located at a distance of about 60 million light-years from the Milky Way and is located in the...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 602 by Chandra https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/ngc-602-por-chandra.html The star cluster NGC 602 is located in the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way, located in the direction of the Hydra...See more