A Star is BornThe newborn star HD 97300 lights up surrounding clouds of dust in this picture from the European Southern Observatory. The star is among the most massive and brightest in the Chamaeleon Complex, a nebula some 500 light-years away.
Photograph by European Southern Observatory

Week's Best Space Pictures: Dying Star Shoots Gleaming Jets

A newborn star brightens up its dusty neighborhood, and a galaxy cluster bends passing light like a lens.

February 12, 2016

Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our picks of the week's most awe-inspiring space pictures. 

 This week, matter warps space and time to form useful lenses, a dying star's gaseous shroud glitters, and satellites show off Mars' sandblasted bluffs.