Herschel Space Observatory preparations
Planck and Herschel launch rocket
Herschel space telescope construction
Hubble Space Telescope, artwork
Spitzer Space Telescope preparation
First Ariane 4 launch, 1988
Hubble Space Telescope
James Webb telescope arriving at launch facility
Comet ISON, October 2013
Comet ISON, April 2013
Open star cluster NGC 3603, HST image
NGC 6744 spiral galaxy, infrared image
Quasar, composite image
Core of globular cluster 47 Tucanae
Core of Omega Centauri globular cluster
Supernova 1987a remnant, optical/X-ray
Supernova remnant E0102 and N 76
Kepler supernova remnant, Chandra image
Supernova remnant G292.0+1.8, X-ray image
Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A
Elliptical galaxy NGC 1316, HST image
Interacting galaxies NGC 3690 and IC 694
Interacting galaxies NGC 5257 and 5258
Interacting galaxy NGC 5331
Interacting galaxy NGC 6670
Interacting spiral galaxy UGC 8335
Interacting galaxies 3C 321, visible
Interacting galaxies 3C 321, ultraviolet
Starburst galaxy NGC 1313
Centaurus A galaxy, IR image
Universe's normal matter
Universe's dark matter
Universe's dark matter, 3D map
XMM-Newton telescope tests
Herschel Space Observatory construction
Carina Nebula, composite image
ATHENA X-ray space telescope mirror module
Meathook Galaxy, composite image
Quasar candidates, WISE image
Pulsar with tail, Chandra image
Star cluster NGC 2259, WISE image
Cometary globule CG4, WISE image
Planck space observatory preparations
Carina Nebula features, HST image
Nebula Sh 2-106, HST image
M9 globular cluster, HST image
Dwarf galaxy Leo IV, HST image
Galaxy PGC 6240, Hubble image
Dense dust in galactic plane, SST image
Solar flare, composite SDO image
Starbirth region
Exosat satellite under construction
Ariane 5's Vulcain engine
Second Ariane 2 launch, 1987
Star-forming region, composite image
IC10 starburst galaxy, Chandra image
Colliding galaxies, Hubble image
Galaxy NGC 5866, Hubble image
Proxima Centauri star, Hubble image
Light echoes from exploding star
Supernova remnant N132D, HST image
Active galaxy Markarian 817, HST image
Stephan's Quintet galaxies, HST image
Gamma ray sources, Milky Way centre
Arp 220 galaxy
Abell 1795 galaxy cluster, X-ray image
Centaurus A, Chandra X-ray image
Pulsar wind nebula and jet, composite
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 2903
NGC 346 open cluster and nebula
Pictor A galaxy, Chandra X-ray image
Star cluster Terzan 5, composite image
Spiral galaxies NGC 4302 and NGC 4298, HST image
Spiral galaxies NGC 4302 and NGC 4298, infrared HST image
Crab nebula, Hubble image
Comet, Hubble image
Orion Nebula, WISE infrared image
Zeta Ophiuchi bow shock, infrared image
Cassiopeia A, NuSTAR X-ray image
Spiral galaxy IC 342, NuSTAR X-ray image
M22 Globular Star Cluster, Hubble image
Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), Hubble image
Spiral galaxy NGC 891, optical image
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672
Spiral galaxy NGC 2683, Hubble image
Spiral galaxy NGC 3521, Hubble image
Antennae colliding galaxies, Hubble image
Irregular galaxy NGC 4449, Hubble image
Planetary nebula NGC 5189, Hubble image
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 7479
Great Orion nebula (M42), Hubble image
Horsehead Nebula, HST image
Supernova 1987A remnant, composite
Young galaxy lensed by cluster Abell 383
Galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, Hubble Space Telescope image
NGC 5559 spiral galaxy, HST image
Abell 2537 galaxy cluster, HST image
Galaxy cluster and Einstein ring, HST image
Supernova remnant in Small Magellanic Cloud, HST image
Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud, Gaia image
Large Magellanic Cloud, Gaia image
Small Magellanic Cloud, Gaia image
Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Hubble eXtreme Deep Field
Hubble Ultra Deep Field, ultraviolet coverage
GOODS North Field, ultraviolet coverage
GOODS South Field, ultraviolet coverage
Galaxy cluster SDSS J0333+0651, HST image
Supernova remannt SN 1987A, 1994 to 2016
Trumpler 16 stars, HST image
Colliding galaxies NGC 1512 and NGC 1510, HST image
Colliding galaxies Arp 256, HST image
Peculiar galaxy NGC 3256, HST image
Irregular galaxy NGC 4861, HST image
Galaxy ESO 376-16, HST image
Starbirth in NGC 1333, HST image
Messier 77 spiral galaxy, Hubble image
Messier 72 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 71 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 12 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 5 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 53 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 54 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 70 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 10 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 107 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 68 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 56 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 4 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 69 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 92 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 22 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 96 spiral galaxy, Hubble image
Messier 63 Sunflower galaxy, Hubble image
Messier 100 spiral galaxy, Hubble image
Messier 105 elliptical galaxy, Hubble image
Messier 89 elliptical galaxy, Hubble image
Messier 85 galaxy, Hubble image
Messier 49 elliptical galaxy, Hubble image
Messier 11 open star cluster, Hubble image
Messier 2 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Galaxy ESO 381-12, Hubble image
Lenticular galaxy IC 335, Hubble image
Galaxy ESO 162-17, Hubble image
Galaxy IC 4870 with an active galactic nucleus, Hubble image
NGC 1866 globular star cluster, Hubble image
Supernova remnant SNR 0454-67.2, Hubble image
Type Ia supernova in Large Magellanic Cloud, Hubble image
IC 63 Ghost Nebula, Hubble image
Asteroid 6478 Gault, Hubble image
Interstellar comet, Hubble Space Telescope image
Supernova remnant E0102-72, composite image
Messier 87 elliptical galaxy, Hubble image
Spiral galaxy, Hubble image
Lenticular galaxy, Hubble image
Reflection nebula, Hubble image
Cartwheel galaxy group, composite image
Cartwheel galaxy group, optical image
Spiral galaxy M106, composite image
Milky Way structure, all-sky WISE survey
Gamma-ray burst 110328A, Chandra X-ray image
Supermassive black hole galaxies, COSMOS image
Star cluster RCW 38, X-ray image
Supernova remnant E0102-72.3, optical image
Lagoon Nebula, composite image
Galaxy containing supernova SN 2014C, X-ray image
NGC 1850 star cluster, composite image
Stephan's Quintet galaxies, James Webb Space Telescope
Henize 2-10 starburst galaxy, HST image
Two double quasars, HST images
Necklace planetary nebula
Globular cluster NGC 1854, HST image
Starburst galaxy, HST image
Barred spiral galaxy, Hubble image
Silver Needle Galaxy, HST image
Gravitational microlensing, test of General Relativity
Globular cluster NGC 1898, HST image
Abell 1689 galaxy cluster, HST image
Monkey Head Nebula, HST image
Globular cluster and planetary nebula
Globular cluster M15, HST image
ROSAT satellite in checkout building
ROSAT being loaded into launch cradle