... Swirling Clouds Over the South Pole of Venus . ... Dust Pillars of the Carina Nebula . ... NGC 6302: Big, Bright, Bug Nebula . ... The bright clusters and nebulae of planet Earth's night sky are often named for flowers or insects, and NGC 6302 is no exception. ... But astronomers are now reporting the discovery of a remarkable system of three planets orbiting Gliese 581, including the most earth-like planet found beyond our solar system. ... The Sun in Three Dimensions . ...