Brilliant BirthplaceThe European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope recently took this astonishing infrared image of the Orion Nebula, seen here in false color. It's the deepest view yet of the stellar nursery.
Photograph by ESO

Gaze Into the Deepest Ever View of the Orion Nebula

Also this week, Juno sends back its first picture of Jupiter from orbit, and a "Frankenstein" galaxy shocks astronomers.

ByMichael Greshko
July 15, 2016

Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our pick of the most awe-inspiring space pictures.

This week, one of Saturn's moons pulls off an optical illusion, a brilliant galaxy creates new stars at an extraordinary rate, and a satellite spies rippling cloud banks hovering off the coast of Namibia.

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