A new image taken by the Very Large Telescope in Chile shows a butterfly-like nebula gliding across the skies.

The photographers campsite glows over the white salt in the Thar Desert. This image was taken on Jan. 27, 2011. (Image credit: Ajay Talwar / The World at Night) ...

Depictions of catlike animals are visible on stones under a rotating, starry sky. Mehdi Akbari, Iran, 2023. Light pollution may make it difficult to appreciate the night sky, but away from the ...