20 stunning photos from the depths of the Universe (21 photos)

It is almost impossible to comprehend the immensity of space, where distance is measured by time itself, and celestial bodies are arranged across an endless field by forces beyond our imagination. Perhaps only successful photographs of space give us the opportunity to get even a little closer to understanding the power of our Universe.





First simulated image of a black hole



This is an image calculated on an IBM 7040 computer using punched cards from the 1960s and hand-drawn by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978.

Tornado on Mars





Endyvor crater photographed by the Opportunity rover



Bangold Dunes on Mars, captured by the Curiosity rover



This is what dying stars look like



The Death Star? No, just Mimas, a satellite of Saturn



Incredibly beautiful shot of the Moon



This is what the Earth looks like from the rings of Saturn





Mountains discovered on Pluto by the New Horizons spacecraft, which flew over the dwarf planet in 2015. They are covered in a blanket of methane ice, creating bright deposits that, from a distance, look strikingly similar to Earth's snow-capped mountain ranges.

Photo of the Earth taken from Apollo 15



Darkness and Fire: Horsehead and Fire Nebulae





The image shows a group of three galaxies collectively known as NGC 7764A. They were photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope using two wide-angle cameras.



It took 17 hours to photograph this mysterious corner of our galaxy. The faint Squid Nebula lies in the wings of the Bat Nebula, about 2,300 light-years away. The squid, the size of six full moons in the night sky, is located in the constellation Cepheus.

Hoag Galaxy



Wolf Moon





The Inuit have their own constellation names, related, for the most part. with whale body parts and other arctic objects. In the photo - the constellation Sternum.

The abyss is full of stars



A star called the Sun



The beauty of nebulae



Crater on Mars