See Jupiter's “frosted cupcake” clouds in this 3D rendering created using data from NASA's Juno mission. It's the first time images captured by the visible-light camera aboard the spacecraft, called ...

Mr. Pretor-Pinney is an author in Somerset, Britain, and the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. I love the way clouds billow above your head, drift lazily across blue skies and cast fleeting ...

The landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” known as the Cosmic Cliffs is actually a portion of the nebula Gum 31, which contains a young star cluster called NGC 3324. Both Gum 31 and NGC 3324 are part ...

In July 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope made its public debut with a series of breathtaking images. Among them was an ethereal landscape nicknamed the Cosmic Cliffs. This glittering realm of ...

Abstract: Three dimensional (3D) scanned point clouds offer an invaluable tool for the digital preservation of cultural heritage, capturing intricate and complex 3D structures. Transparent ...

Notre Dame de Paris, the French capital’s cathedral, has reopened its doors five years after a devastating fire, showcasing its restored interior after extensive rebuilding work. The restoration, ...