...through the Carina Nebula, carving colossal cosmic valleys out of interstellar gas and dust. Earth: Quebrada de Humahuaca Cosmos: Omega Centauri 2. Quebrada de Humahuaca & Omega Centauri Caption: The millions...
Read Full Page →...A star's colour depends on its surface temperature. The hottest stars burn blue, while the coolest ones glow red. Omega Centauri (NGC 5139), the largest, brightest, and most massive globular cluster...
Read Full Page →...Star clusters represent the exact opposite: the ultimate harmony of dense, shared existence. They are the cosmic cities of the universe, where hundreds of thousands of stars live in close proximity,...
Read Full Page →...organic molecules. Colour image of Lagoon Nebula (M8, NGC 6523), a massive interstellar cloud of gas and dust 4500 light-years distant, a stellar nursery, spanning roughly 100 light-years; here, it looks...
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