A NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope hat-trick! 🙌 Hubble’s third view of Messier 96 has given astronomers a new perspective on the galaxy’s star formation. Access more space-themed .gifs at our giphy page: https://ow.ly/7mjJ50WLkRq | Hubble Space Telescope

Zooming into Reflection Nebula Messier 78 in Orion | ESO Support FriendsofNASA.org | This zoom sequence opens with a wide-field view of the Milky Way. We close in on the constellation of Orion and, as we zoom in on to a region close to Orion’s famous belt, a fascinating region of dust and reflection nebulosity starts to come into view. The final scene reveals a colorful and richly detailed new image of Messier 78 taken with the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chil