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An image of the 3C 279 jet structure Credit: J.Y. Kim (MPIfR), Boston University Blazar Program, and Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

Cosmic jet imaged speeding from a supermassive black hole

ALMA image of HD101584. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Olofsson et al. Acknowledgement: Robert Cumming

Eye On The Sky Cosmic kaleidoscope created by clashing stars

Image by the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, showing average nitrogen dioxide concentrations over Portugal and Spain, 14 to 25 March 2020. Credit: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2019-20), processed by KNMI/ESA

Coronavirus Does lockdown mean clearer skies for astronomers?

CVMP 1, seen by the Gemini South Telescope

Eye On The Sky Gemini South Telescope views a dying star

Ophiuchus galaxy cluster explosion

Eye On The Sky Astronomers capture biggest explosion ever seen

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A view out of the window with the shadow-casting Venus symbol attached to the glass. Venus’s light had to pass through tree branches on the way. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Capture a shadow cast by the planet Venus

ESO’s Very Large Telescope images of Betelgeuse. Left: January 2019, before dimming. Right: December 2019, during dimming. Credit: ESO/M. Montargès et al.

Betelgeuse is brightening up again

The antennas of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in the Chilean Andes. Credit: ESO/C. Malin

Coronavirus How lockdown is affecting astronomy and spaceflight

Getting together in Node 1 to watch the launch of the SpaceX resupply rocket on a laptop streaming live from the ground. (ESA astronaut) Samantha Cristoforetti (pictured here left of Kelly) will grab the capsule a few days later from the U.S. cupola module.

SpaceConnectsUs Astronomers and astronauts discuss life in isolation

NASA has released the latest ’selfie’ captured by its Curiosity rover, which is currently exploring Mars searching for clues that could reveal the Red Planet’s geological history. Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Eye On The Sky NASA's Mars Curiosity rover captures a new selfie

Spiral galaxy NGC 5468. Credit ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al. / Acknowledgements: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)

Eye On The Sky A face-on spiral galaxy hosting exploding stars

Jet stream

The jet stream explained

Day Seven – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon

Day Six – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon