...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 →...distant in Large Magellanic Cloud. Blue-tinted monochrome image of Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070), the most active starburst region in the local universe, 163,000 light-years distant in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and...
Read Full Page →...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, sharing...
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