Astronomy & Space Exploration

#UMPlus - Weaving the Spider's Web https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/tejiendo-la-telarana.html This image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope shows the galaxy protocluster MRC 1138-262, located in the direction of the Hydra constellation and nicknamed since its...See more

#UMPlus - Palomar 11 by Gregg Ruppel https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/palomar-11-por-gregg-ruppel.html This image taken by astronomer Gregg L. Ruppel shows the globular star cluster Palomar 11. It lies in the direction of the constellation Aquila, about 44,000 light-years...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 1637 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/ngc-1637.html This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 1637, located in the direction of the Eridanus constellation and about 38 million light-years from the Milky Way. Stars form in clouds of cold,...See more

#UMPlus - Close-up of ESO 440-11 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/primer-plano-de-eso-440-11.html We have already published this galaxy in Universo Mágico, but now we bring you a close-up of the emission line spiral cataloged as ESO 440-11, which is shown face-on, located...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 2264 by James Janusz https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/ngc-2264-por-james-janusz.html Astronomer James Janusz's wide-field image shows the open star cluster NGC 2264, also cataloged as Collinder 112 and popularly known as the Christmas Tree Cluster. This...See more

#UMPlus - IC 4212 Galaxy https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/galaxia-ic-4212.html IC 4212 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the direction of the Virgo constellation, and is located at a distance of about 83 million light years from the Milky Way, according to the...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 612 Galaxy https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/galaxia-ngc-612.html This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 612, located in the direction of the Sculptor constellation, easily visible from Earth's southern hemisphere. It lies 400 million...See more

#UMPlus - Sh2-78 by Peter Goodhew https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/sh2-78-por-peter-goodhew.html Astronomer Peter Goodhew's image shows Sh2-78, a planetary nebula located in the northwest region of the Aquila constellation and situated at a distance of about 14,000 light...See more

#UMPlus - Abell 85 Galaxy Cluster https://www.universomagico.net/2024/12/cumulo-de-galaxias-abell-85.html Galaxies like the Milky Way are collections of billions of stars held together by gravity. Sometimes galaxies are grouped into clusters containing hundreds or even...See more

#UMPlus - NGC 2090 Galaxy https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/galaxia-ngc-2090.html This image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy NGC 2090, located at a distance of about 37 million light-years from the Milky Way and located in the direction of the...See more

#UMPlus - Gum Nebulae in NGC 6334 https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/nebulosas-de-gum-en-ngc-6334.html Astronomer Gary Imm's excellent image shows the popular Cat's Paw Nebula, cataloged as NGC 6334. This group of nebulae also has individual Gum Catalog designations. Gum...See more