Spooky Astronomy Photos That Might Make You Scared To Check Your Star Chart

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In space, no one can hear you scream, even at these spooky space photos. If you think a Xenomorph engulfing your face sounds scary, imagine being engulfed by the empty darkness of outer space. Creepy outer space pictures show more than just planets with rings and spots on them; some planets sport faces, cryptoids, and little alien anthills across their sordid surfaces. Astronauts see all sorts of weird things in space, and many times they, the experts, cannot explain them at all.

While Earth may suffer from arachnids and clowns, the empty vacuum of the universe features black holes, gamma rays, and countless other unexplained phenomena even NASA cannot explain. Scary astronomy photos can make the most dedicated psychic a little uneasy about checking their horoscope that day. Even looking up at the sky becomes unsettling after seeing scary photos of outer space. Earth is definitely not alone in this universe, but no one knows anything about who or what happens to be out there. 


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    2,706 VOTES

    The View Near A Black Hole

    The View Near A Black Hole
    Photo: April Hobart, CXC / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain

    Even scarier is the likelihood that if you actually see a black hole it will be the last thing you ever see.

    2,706 votes
  • 2
    2,213 VOTES

    Do Not Let Go!

    Do Not Let Go!
    Photo: James McDivitt, Gemini Project, NASA / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain

    Jackass: Intergalactic Edition.

    2,213 votes
  • 3
    2,015 VOTES

    Dark Matter In A Simulated Universe

    A map of dark matter or the newest season of Stranger Things.

    2,015 votes
  • 4
    1,854 VOTES

    Face On Mars

    Face On Mars
    Photo: Viking 1 Orbiter, NASA / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain

    Scaring away anyone who thinks about colonizing.

    1,854 votes
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    1,844 VOTES

    TrES-2B: Dark Planet

    TrES-2B: Dark Planet
    Photo: David A. Aguilar (CfA) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Darker than coal, this planet looks ready to steal the mantle of war planet from Mars.

    1,844 votes
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    1,725 VOTES

    Saturn's Hyperion: A Moon With Odd Craters

    Saturn's Hyperion: A Moon With Odd Craters
    Photo: NASA, JPL, Space Science Institute / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain

    What's this moon hiding?

    1,725 votes