Stars
Pictures of stars, including starscapes, star trails, bright stars in the sky, photos of constellations and images of the starry band of the Millky Way stretching across the night sky.
Gallery | Kemble's Cascade
Advice on how to observe Kemble's Cascade, and images of the asterism.
Beehive Cluster
Facts about and images of M44, also known as the Beehive Cluster.
Observing guide | Globular clusters
Globular clusters are some of the most beautiful objects to observe through a telescope. Discover the science of globulars and the best to see in the night sky.
Gallery | Hercules Globular Cluster
M13, the Hercules Globular Cluster, is perhaps the most famous of all globulars.
Gallery | Omega Centauri globular cluster
Facts about the Omega Centauri globular cluster, one of the oldest objects in the Universe.
What's new?
See the North Star close-up. Observations of Polaris reveal newly-seen detail, including a mottled surface
Astronomers have taken a close-up look at the star's surface
A guide to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo
Find out how to observe one of the brightest stars in the spring sky.
This shouldn't be possible. Scientists see strange shock wave cloud forming around a dead star
It shouldn't be possible for strange phenomena to occur around a dead star
Hubble sees stars bursting into life in Orion's sword
Scientists have found the purest, most pristine object in the Universe, and it shouldn't even exist
Star clusters
Facts and images about the gravitationally-bound collections of stars known as star clusters, including globular clusters and open clusters.
Gallery | The Pleiades
A guide to M45, also known as the Pleiades, and images of the famous open star cluster.
Gallery | Open star clusters
A guide to open star clusters and images captured by astrophotographers.
Gallery | Messier 35 and NGC 2158
A guide to M35 and NGC 2158, two open star clusters that are much further away from each other than they might appear.
