Weighing in on the Dumbbell Nebula

The Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star

Galaxy Packs Big Star-Making Punch

M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor (3-color composite)

The Galaxy Menagerie from WISE

WISE Peers into the Stellar Darkness

Cosmic Ocean Dweller

The Infrared Helix

Water Around a Carbon Star

Awash with Infrared Light

Dark Globule in IC 1396 (IRAC)

Spitzer Makes "Invisible" Visible

North America Nebula in Different Lights

How to Find a Planetary Hot Spot

Coiled Creature of the Night

WISE's Last Light

Hiding Out Behind the Milky Way

The Mysterious Galactic Haze seen by Planck

Ghost Head Nebula

Dusty Space Cloud

A Dwarf Galaxy's Star Bar and Dusty Wing

Young Stars Emerge from Orion's Head

Bent Galactic Jets

Life at the Intersection of Colliding Galaxies

Saturn Family Tour

SIRTF "Aliveness Test" Image

"Missing Link" Found

Missing Black Holes Found!

The Case of the Disappearing Continent

Planck Sees Perseus

The Language of Planetary Light

Three Great Eyes on Kepler's Supernova Remnant

A Royal Celebration

Star Field in the Constellation Cepheus

A Shocking Surprise in Stephan's Quintet

WISE Catches the Lagoon Nebula in Center of Action

The Cosmic Hearth

Into the Depths of the Lagoon Nebula

Cygnus-X: The Cool Swan Glowing in Flight

Wave of a Planet

A Barred SpiralGalaxy, and the Small Elliptical Companion Galaxy NGC 1097A

Older Galaxy Pair Has Surprisingly Youthful Glow

Signature of a Carbon-Rich Planet

The Swirling Arms of the M100 Galaxy

Stellar Debris in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Fearsome Foursome

An Unexpected Scattering of Light

Galactic Train Wrecks

Stars Brewing in Cygnus X

Severe Exoplanetary Storm

Pointing a Finger at Star Formation