Alexander Stuart

Nebula IC 1396 by  space photographer  J-P Metsävainio . This stunning 3D GIF animation of Nebula IC 1396 in the Cepheus Constellation was created by " Astro Anarchy " space photographer  J-P Metsävainio . It is truly mesmerizing and beautiful to look at. For more of  Metsävainio 's remarkable images of space, please visit his blog, Astro Anarchy.   With NASA's valiant Voyager 1 spacecraft, originally launched in 1977, about to leave the solar system and enter a new zone of outer space and the Milky Way, who knows what we will learn? Our cosmos is an astounding and humbling place - and our lives unfold within it (most likely in more dimensions than we know), although many of us rarely stop to think about that.