Inside a Chaotic Nebula
Day 21 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
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NASA, ESA, STScI / AURA A Galactic Chain
Day 20 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
ESA / Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy Survey / DOE / FNAL / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA Photos of the Week: Relic Crown, Floating Village, Ice Harvest
A Christmas fair in Romania, an enormous indoor ice rink in Paris, a surfing Santa Claus in Australia, a sunset camel safari in India, a cyclo-cross race in Belgium, and much more
Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP / Getty A Beacon in the Clouds
Day 19 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
ESA / Webb, NASA & CSA, O. Nayak, M. Meixner Images of Krampus—Saint Nick’s Dark Companion
Recent images of people dressed in frightening Krampus costumes, parading in front of crowds and chasing bystanders
Kurt Kracher / ImageBroker / Getty An Energetic Protostar
Day 18 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt, G. Kober A Gathering of Ancient Stars
Day 17 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
ESA / Hubble & NASA, F. Niederhofer, L. Girardi A New View of a Distant Spiral
Day 16 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Lee, T. Williams, PHANGS Team Glowing From Within
Day 15 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
ESA / Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Scholz, K. Muzic, A. Langeveld, R. Jayawardhana A Sky Full of Stars
Day 14 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
ESA / Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Zamani, M. G. Guarcello
