Galaxies That Look Like Things (Photos)
As the Voyager I leaves our solar system, what magnificent things will it see?
As the Voyager I leaves our solar system, what magnificent things will it see? Here are some celestial bodies that may remind it of home.
These galleries look like a rose.
This planetary nebula looks like a cat's eye.
This cluster of galaxies looks like a skull.
These galaxies look like a porpoise. Or a penguin!
This bipolar star-forming region looks like a snow angel.
This nebula looks like a horsehead.
This galaxy looks like a sombrero.
This protostar looks like a caterpillar.
This galaxy looks like the Eye of Sauron from Lord of the Rings.
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
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