The 20 Most Jaw-Dropping Space Photos

The past, present, and future

Canadarm2 is shown taking a rest in front of the Moon while patiently waiting for its next grapple. Canada revealed Canadarm3 as their contribution to the Lunar Gateway initiative spearheaded by the United States. An ambitious proposal to take people farther into space than ever before includes the construction of the Gateway, a space station in lunar orbit.

Source: NASA

A light streak

The Hubble Space Telescope discovered this minute portion of the Cygnus supernova blast wave, which appears as a delicate streak of light. The blast came from a supernova explosion that was over 2,400 light-years away and tore apart a dying star that was 20 times as massive as the Sun.

Credits go to ESA, Hubble, NASA, and W. Blair. Leo Shatz is acknowledged.