May 14, 2025: The Palace of Westminster and Big Ben stand majestically at sunset, framed by the flowing River Thames. © Puthipong Worasaran/Getty Images (Bing United Kingdom)

May 18, 2025: Explore the serene beauty of Mount Hamilton, where a winding road meets rolling hills under a warm, golden sky. © Jeffrey Lewis/TANDEM Stills + Motion (Bing United Kingdom)

May 19, 2025: The British Columbia Parliament Buildings stand majestically, surrounded by a colorful garden and a bright blue sky. © bluejayphoto/Getty Images (Bing Canada)

May 20, 2025: Explore the serene beauty of Yangjiatang Village, surrounded by rolling hills and vibrant greenery. © feng xu/Getty Images (Bing United Kingdom)

Aug 4, 2017: Photo by John Fowler on Unsplash The Milky Way stretches across a starry sky, contrasting beautifully with a rocky, barren landscape below. unsplash.com/photos/7Ym9rpYtSdA

Mar 9, 2019: Photo by Alessio Soggetti on Unsplash A breathtaking view of majestic mountains in various shades of blue, showcasing their smooth and rocky textures. unsplash.com/photos/PdGBci-4jR8

May 17, 2020: Photo by Yuriy MLCN on Unsplash Dynamic aerial perspective of the ocean waves meeting the rugged shoreline. unsplash.com/photos/1n--m74tt74

Apr 10, 2020: Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash A serene lake at sunset, framed by mountains and lush trees, capturing the beauty of nature. unsplash.com/photos/bhCdwWNmXw8

Sep 9, 2016: Photo by Luca Bravo on Unsplash Lago di Braies offers a peaceful summer scene, with its serene waters reflecting the surrounding trees and mountains beneath a cloudy sky. unsplash.com/photos/ESkw2ayO2As

Some new feeds! In a first for me, neither are space related 🙂. @bing-daily.bsky.social - Bing daily wallpaper photos from around the world. @nature-gallery.bsky.social - beautiful photos of nature, currently all sourced from Unsplash. Enjoy!

May 13, 2025: Discover the tranquil beauty of Yoho National Park, where a calm lake reflects rugged mountains and tall trees. © Feng Wei Photography/Getty Images (Bing Canada)

May 13, 2025: Explore the serene beauty of Torres del Paine National Park, where a wooden boardwalk meets a tranquil lake, surrounded by majestic mountains. © Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images (Bing United States)

NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Jan 8, 2019) Witness Saturn's rings transition from edge-on to fully open as it journeys through its seasons from 1996 to 2000, captured by Hubble. flic.kr/p/Qkh34X

Jason Major (@jpmajor.bsky.social) on Flickr (Aug 11, 2011) A color-composite image of Saturn reveals swirling remnants of a planet-wide storm system in the mid-northern latitudes. flic.kr/p/ad79qZ

Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Sep 3, 2019) SNR J0505.7-6752, a supernova remnant from the Large Magellanic Cloud, reveals its colors through Hubble and Chandra's observations in visible and X-ray light. flic.kr/p/2ha6pjL

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Apr 14, 2025) Webb's mid-infrared view of NGC 1514 showcases the complex structures of this planetary nebula, including a pair of central stars. flic.kr/p/2qXFcTB

What an absolutely remarkable image!

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day!

If you're interested in following details about NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, follow our new account, @nasa-roman-gallery.bsky.social The Roman Space Telescope is designed to study dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics, and is scheduled to launch by May 2027.

Today's APOD is an amazing view of the Triangulum Galaxy capture by Mauro Pea (www.astrobin.com/users/Pea@Ma....

Judy Schmidt (@geckzilla.bsky.social) on Flickr (Feb 20, 2020) Explore NGC 1275, the central galaxy of the Perseus Cluster, captured in X-ray and optical wavelengths by HST and CXO. flic.kr/p/2ivoT24

Dec 16, 2022: Explore the Small Magellanic Cloud and the open cluster NGC 376 in this captivating Hubble image. flic.kr/p/2o6czaE

Apr 21, 2014: Jupiter's Great Red Spot, once large enough to fit three Earths, has now diminished to the size of one Earth, indicating atmospheric changes. flic.kr/p/JzSosH

Apr 13, 2021: In April 2019, the first image of a black hole and its shadow was successfully captured, marking a significant milestone in astronomy. www.nasa.gov/image-article/photographing-black-hole/

Jun 4, 2021: For the first time, X-rays have been detected from Uranus, captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in March 2021. www.nasa.gov/image-article/detecting-x-rays-from-uranus/

Mar 23, 2008: New infrared observations of stellar nursery DR21 by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope unveil massive stars obscured by dense space dust. www.nasa.gov/image-article/dusty-stellar-nursery-revealed/

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a stunner 🙂

Nov 12, 2019: Explore Caldwell 38, the Needle galaxy, where its core is hidden by dust, captured in detail by Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2. flic.kr/p/2hXDAhC

Simeon Schmauß (@stim3on.bsky.social) on Flickr (Aug 11, 2023) This panorama from Mastcam-Z on Sol 880 features the crater rim and the Ingenuity helicopter, all in natural color. flic.kr/p/2oW13rS

Astronomy Picture of the Day (Jan 25, 2025) Explore the Perseus molecular cloud, 850 light-years away, featuring the reflection nebula NGC 1333 and glowing jets from young stars. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250125.html

Jan 2, 2020: The International Space Station orbits 260 miles above Earth, showcasing stars glittering in the night sky alongside the Earth's atmospheric glow, just before crossing over the Caspian Sea. www.nasa.gov/image-article/glittering-lights-of-earth-as-seen-from-space-station/

May 29, 2024: This image of NGC 4449 reveals its widespread star formation, with bright spots indicating new stars and active nurseries. flic.kr/p/2pUac7Y

Oct 1, 2021: NGC 5728 is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 130 million light-years away. It is classified as a Seyfert galaxy, known for its active galactic nucleus. #Hubble #NASA flic.kr/p/2mwnVCv

Apr 21, 2010: As the shuttle undocks from the ISS, this image shows the shuttle's underside over Isla de Providencia, following a 10-day mission with three spacewalks and significant cargo delivery. www.nasa.gov/image-article/separation-over-isla-de-providencia/

European Southern Observatory (@eso.org) images (Sep 3, 2007) A colour-composite image of Type Ia supernova SN 2006dr in the spiral galaxy NGC 1288, captured by ESO's Very Large Telescope. www.eso.org/public/images/eso0739a/

Aug 19, 2024: NASA's Webb reveals detailed structures of interstellar dust and gas, illuminated by a historic supernova explosion in the vicinity of Cassiopeia A. flic.kr/p/2qFmvda

Mar 18, 2021: Hubble's latest findings indicate that the outflows from developing stars do not appear to restrict their growth as much as traditional theories suggested. This new understanding could reshape concepts of star formation. flic.kr/p/2kM3yf7

Sep 12, 2022: This composite image of supernova remnant SNR 0519-69.0 combines X-ray data from Chandra and optical data from Hubble, revealing the aftermath of a stellar explosion. www.nasa.gov/image-article/setting-clock-stellar-explosion/

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James Webb tells Hubble to “hold my beer” with this stunning infrared (MIRI camera) and near-infrared (NIRCam) capture of the Pillars of Creation 🙂…

The famous Hubble capture of the Pillars of Creation (captured in the visible spectrum, though the color mapping means this is not a true color image)…

Mar 23, 2008: This 1991 image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a small section of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, revealing the shock wave structure and its interaction with surrounding interstellar gas. www.nasa.gov/image-article/cygnus-loop-supernova-remnant/

Credit: NASA; ESA; the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); A. Nota (ESA/STScI); the Westerlund 2 Science Team

Jan 8, 2019: An infrared image of Saturn from the Hubble Space Telescope illustrates the planet's atmospheric features, including clouds and hazes. Dione and Tethys, two of Saturn's moons, are also visible in the image. flic.kr/p/2e6EEiR

Jan 22, 2018: This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals NGC 3201, an ancient globular cluster with hundreds of thousands of stars, unique orbital behavior, and a black hole at its center. flic.kr/p/23XGwF1

Oct 25, 2021: Hubble’s October 25th view of Uranus showcases the bright northern polar hood, which is brightening due to springtime conditions and changes in atmospheric methane and haze particles. flic.kr/p/2mKzYye

Dec 11, 2023: This image shows a side-by-side comparison of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, captured by NIRCam and MIRI on JWST. flic.kr/p/2pkZeyM

Oct 14, 2016: NASA has successfully completed the Center of Curvature test for the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror, an important step before rigorous mechanical testing. flic.kr/p/NNcUe9

Nov 4, 2022: Webb's first observations of Titan showcase its clouds and surface features, captured in infrared. This data aids in understanding Titan's unique hydrocarbon rivers and seasonal weather patterns. flic.kr/p/2o3qmDX

NASA Hubble Space Telescope on Flickr (Dec 17, 2013) This image from the Hubble Space Telescope presents the variable star RS Puppis, surrounded by a cocoon of reflective dust. The star is notable for its light echo, allowing astronomers to measure its distance with precision. flic.kr/p/2cjdmNz