Picture This – Page 17 – Astronomy Now

Juno peers into the depths of a titanic jovian storm system

12 November 2019 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a jaw-dropping down-the-throat view of a huge storm swirling in Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere earlier this month, a 2,000-kilometre-wide cyclonic system in the giant planet’s northern hemisphere.

Ancient stars concentrated in a huge globular cluster

7 November 2019 Astronomy Now

Globular clusters offer stunning starscapes for amateur astronomers, but the Hubble Space Telescope takes it to another level as seen in this jaw-dropping image of Messier 2 some 55,000 light years from Earth.

Citizen scientists showcased for spectacular images

3 November 2019 Astronomy Now

The Chandra X-ray Observatory project is showcasing citizen scientists who help astronomers by sifting through public data archives and processing spectacular, scientifically valuable images that can lead to new discoveries.

Colliding galaxies provide a Hubble harbinger of Halloween

28 October 2019 Astronomy Now

A ghostly “head” stares out from the depths of space in this Hubble Space Telescope image of two galaxies crashing into each other 704 light years away, a captivating harbinger of Halloween. The photo was captured in an ongoing survey of interacting galaxies to learn more about how such systems evolve.

Curiosity snaps a selfie at Mount Sharp drill site

24 October 2019 Astronomy Now

The Curiosity Mars rover snaps a 57-image composite selfie while exploring the Glen Etive region of Mount Sharp where it drilled and collected two samples for chemical analysis.

Chandra X-ray telescope sheds new light on the Tycho supernova remnant

20 October 2019 Astronomy Now

New images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal the “lumpy” nature of the Tycho supernova remnant in spectacular detail, providing new insights into the evolution of Type 1a supernovae.

Hubble takes the measure of a nearby globular cluster

13 October 2019 Astronomy Now

Globular clusters are favourite targets for amateur astronomers, vast star swarms that date back to just after the big bang birth of the cosmos. NGC 6397 is one of the closest, as revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Across the Sky of History

4 October 2019 Astronomy Now

Wang Zheng of China was named winner of the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 in the category Skyscapes with a mystical image of the night sky as a meteor falls.

The Watcher

1 October 2019 Astronomy Now

This breathtaking image of the Northern Lights over Norway’s Lofoten Islands taken by Nicolai Brügger has won the top prize in the aurorae category of the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 competition.

ALMA provides a fresh look at a cosmic jellyfish

30 September 2019 Astronomy Now

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array captures the glowing tentacle-like tail of molecular debris streaming away in the wake of a spiral galaxy as it plows through the gas permeating an enormous galactic cluster.