Ancient Milky Way Merger

About 12 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy known as LKH collided with a young Milky Way and merged with it. This artist’s concept portrays that collision. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope uncovered definitive evidence of this collision by studying globular star clusters. via NASA https://ift.tt/FBHsPwb

NASA's B777 Gets New Coat of Paint

NASA's Boeing 777 returns to the agency's Langley Research Center after receiving a new paint scheme. via NASA https://ift.tt/sa15xr7

Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula

Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals new details about the star formation region known as 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula. via NASA https://ift.tt/0lQouL4

Total Solar Eclipse in Sunflower Field

This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. via NASA https://ift.tt/79pCPNm

Perseids Meteor Shower

The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors on Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. via NASA https://ift.tt/bliWVwt

2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Spain

A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. via NASA https://ift.tt/h1SPJ3K

Lion Nebula Roars in Webb's Sights

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, using the observatory’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The central star’s remains are responsible for the nebula’s structure, including a lion face-shaped bubble of ionized gas and dust “mane.” via NASA https://ift.tt/obvWYJB