#Astronomy

Today in the history of astronomy, the first American to orbit Earth returns to space after a 36-year absence.

Behyar Bakhshandeh from Carlsbad, California The emission nebula IC 1318, also known as the Gamma Cygni Nebula, glows roughly 5,300 light-years away in Cygnus — far beyond Sadr, the bright supergiant star it only appears to surround.…

The beautiful remains of a stellar explosion, captured from my back garden in Warrington, UK, under Bortle 7 light-polluted skies. Also known as the Witch’s Broom Nebula, NGC 6960 is part of the much larger Veil Nebula complex in the constellation Cygnus…

This crescent-shaped cluster shines in northern Cassiopeia, visible all night long as the stars wheel around the North Celestial Pole.