Galactic SparklersMany stars in the sparkling cluster NGC 1333 are less than two million years old—mere infants compared to other stars. This image combines X-ray, infrared, and visible light data, revealing a host of previously unknown stars.
Photograph by X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/S.Wolk et al; Optical: DSS & NOAO/AURA/NSF; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Week's Best Space Pictures: Pluto Reveals a Freckled Face

In the latest pictures from space, galactic sparklers and smoke that blankets the eastern United States.

Published July 3, 2015

Feed your need for "heavenly" views of the universe with our picks of the most awe-inspiring space pictures. This week, researchers capture massive orbs blasting stardust and pluto reveals two different faces.