Cosmic Gems

A time-lapse of a lunar eclipse. Photo by <n>Kristen Balyeat</n>.

The <n>Pleiades</n> star cluster, photographed by <n>𝘔𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘥 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘢’𝘣𝘢𝘯</n>.

Image of <n>Jupiter</n> from <n>NASA</n>'s Juno spacecraft, processed by citizen scientist <n>Kevin M. Gill</n>.

<n>Apollo 11</n> crew <n>Michael Collins</n>, <n>Neil Armstrong</n>, and <n>Buzz Aldrin</n> with a lunar module simulator, 1969. Photo by <n>NASA</n>.

The cover of the book <n>Blood and Salt</n> by author <n>Kim Liggett</n>.

<n>Earthshine</n>, a photograph of the <n>Moon</n> by <n>Indrajit Kumavat</n>.

<n>EUPHORIA SEISMIC</n>, a digital artwork by the artist of the same name. Sound design by <n>Lucio Leonardi</n>.

The <n>Milky Way</n> over Greece, photographed by <n>Alexandre Morasse</n> at <n>Emilie Lefebvre-Morasse</n>'s wedding.

A photograph of <n>Bode's Galaxy (M81)</n> and the <n>Cigar Galaxy (M82)</n> by <n>Jason Raley</n>.

A composite image of <n>Saturn</n> with the <n>M82</n> galaxy as a background, captured August 26, 2020.

<n>Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard</n> photographed from Namibia in 2021. Photo by <n>Michael Jäger</n>.

<n>NASA</n>'s <n>Virtual Interface Environment Workstation (VIEW)</n>, developed at Ames Research Center in 1989.

<n>Timeline of the Universe</n>, a diagram of the cosmos's expansion. By <n>NASA</n> and the <n>WMAP Science Team</n>.

<n>Thor's Helmet Nebula (NGC 2359)</n> by <n>Mario Barrera</n>.

The <n>Jellyfish Nebula</n>, a <n>supernova remnant</n>.

A portrait of astronaut <n>Anna Lee Fisher</n> by <n>John Bryson</n> for <n>Life Magazine</n> in 1985.

Star trails over <n>Teide National Park</n>, Spain. Photo by <n>Miriam Espacio</n>.

Illustration for <n>Gustave Flaubert</n>'s novel <n>Salammbô</n> by <n>Alméry Lobel-Riche</n>, 1935.

<n>Energy</n>, a photograph of a lunar eclipse in Mexico by <n>Mary</n>.