The first privately-developed lunar lander – Hakuto-R – successfully braked into orbit around the moon after a three-month voyage; landing on tap in April.
Data captured by NASA’s Magellan Venus probe in 1991 shows what appears to be lava flows from an active vent on the side of a huge volcano known as Maat Mons.
James Webb captures a detailed infrared image of a Wolf Rayet star as its outer atmosphere is blown off in a brief transition before an eventual supernova explosion.
The Owl Nebula, Messier 97 in Ursa Major, is springtime’s best planetary nebula, but the Ghost of Jupiter, NGC 3242 in Hydra, is well worth busting a gut to observe too.
Messier 81 in Ursa Major is an enticing target for visual observers and imagers alike, making it one of the best deep-sky attractions of the entire sky.