Dark Universe | NOIRLab FriendsofNASA.org: NSF NOIRLab, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), has played a central role in unraveling examples of the greatest mysteries in astronomy, but nothing more profound or unexpected than the discovery of the Dark Universe. This NOIRLab-produced film will take you on a journey of discovery as it showcases the breakthrough research on dark matter and dark energy taking place across multiple NSF NOIRLab Programs. This film features the U.S. D

NOIRLab 2025 Holiday Video Card & Free 2026 Astronomy Calendar FriendsofNASA.org | NOIRLab's 2025 Holiday Card — Happy Holidays, Felices Fiestas, S-ke:g Noji Wuino, and Mele Kalikimaka and Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou! Download the free hi-res 2026 calendar image here (6.2 MB): https://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/calendars/large/calendar005.jpg The National Science Foundation's NOIRLab (formally named the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory) is the United States national center

Zooming into The Taffy Galaxies: UGC12914 & UGC12915 | NOIRLab FriendsofNASA.org: Zoom-in to UGC 12914 and UGC 12915—nicknamed the Taffy Galaxies. Their twisted shape is the result of a head-on collision that occurred about 25 million years prior to their appearance in this image. A bridge of highly turbulent gas devoid of significant star formation spans the gap between the two galaxies. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Bartmann/D. De Martin Im