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• Interacting Galaxies "Arp 87"
  These two spiral galaxies, collectively known as Arp 87, are interacting gravitationally as they pass by each other.
• The "Crab Nebula" (M1)
  The "Crab Nebula" is also known as "M1" - the first object in Charles Messier's catalog of deep sky objects that he discovered while searching for comets. The nebula is the expanding remains of a supernova, whose light first reached Earth in the year 1054 and was recorded by Chinese astronomers.
• Star Forming Region NGC 602
  NGC 602 is a star forming region located in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way known as the Small Magellenic Cloud. Intense ultraviolet radiation from the massive, hot, young stars in the lower portion of the image is hollowing out a cavity in the cloud of gas and dust from which they formed.
• Another Pair Of Interacting Galaxies
  The stronger gravity of NGC 2207 (the larger of the two on the left) is visibly disrupting the spiral structure of its neighbor (NGC 2163) in this near collision of two spiral galaxies.
• Saturn And Its Magnificent Ring System
  Perhaps the most visually striking of the planets in our Solar System, Saturn displays its southern hemisphere and the "underside" of its majestic ring system in this Hubble Space Telescope image.
• Supernova 1987a
  Look closely near the center of this "star-spangled" wide-field HST image and you will see the expanding rings of a supernova explosion. In February of 1987, astronomers in the southern hemisphere witnessed the brilliant explosion of this massive star. Located in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way known as the Large Magellenic Cloud, the supernova actually took place some 160,000 years ago. It has taken that long for light and other radiation from the explosion to travel to Earth.
• The "Sombrero Galaxy"
  Seen nearly edge-on in this beautiful HST image, the massive spiral galaxy known as the "Sombrero" (due to its shape), displays its uncommonly large, bulbous halo of stars and its thick, dark dusty rim. This massive galaxy is perhaps three to four times as large as our own Milky Way galaxy.
• Menzel 3, The "Ant Nebula"
  The unusual shape of Menzel 3, gives this planetary nebula its appropriate nickname. The nebula is the expanding remains of a smaller-sized star that is nearing the end of its life. While astronomers have theories about the cause of its appearance, the actual mechanism that is responsible for the odd, symmetrical structure of the nebula has not been determined.