Planck's First Glimpse at the Universe

Supernova Remnant in 3-D

Andromeda

'Peony Nebula' Star Settles for Silver Medal

Entire Sky

A Nebula by Any Other Name

Fantastic Four Galaxies with Planet (Artist Concept)

Scene of Multiple Explosions

Kepler-62e (Artist Concept)

Bright Lights, Green City

Dusty Death of a Massive Star

Cluster of Stars in Kepler's Sight

Celestial Cities and the Roads That Connect Them

Blobs House Twin Stars

Misty Star in the Sea Serpent

Virgo Galaxy Cluster

'Honey I Shrunk the Planetary System' (Artist Concept)

Hubble Spies Spectacular Sombrero

Trifid Nebula

Adding up Stars in a Galaxy

Cosmic Ornament of Gas and Dust

Building a Buckyball Particle in Space (Artist Concept)

Planetary Family Portrait

Dusty Dead Star

Fearsome Foursome

Chemical Soups Around Cool Stars (Artist Concept)

Where Kepler Sees

Planck's View of the Whole Sky

Multi-Wavelength Views of Protostars in IC 1396

Ancient Supernova Revealed

Super-Comet or Big Asteroid Belt?

Backward Black Hole Shoots Powerful Jets (Artist's Concept)

Galactic Train Wrecks

Galactic Wheels within Wheels

Astronomers Spot Most Distant Known Galaxy

NGC 1316

Mapping the Infrared Universe: The Entire WISE Sky

Gorilla Black Hole in the Mist

A Journey of Light Through Space and Time

Kepler's Diamond Mine of Stars

Coiled Creature of the Night

Explosions - Large and Small (Artist Concept)

Towering Infernos

The Dark Heart of the King

Evidence for Strange Stellar Family (Artist Concept)

Fingerprints in the Light

Portrait of a Galaxy's Life

Hot, Carbon-Rich Planet (Artist Concept)

Quartz-like Crystals Found in Planetary Disks

Star Formation in Henize 206

Messier 101 Single Orbit Exposure