Lyrid Meteor Streak
Earth’s annual Lyrid Meteor Shower peaked before dawn yesterday, as our fair planet plowed through debris from the […]
Astronomy
Planet Earth at Twilight
No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in this gorgeous view of ocean and […]
Eye on the Milky Way
Have you ever had stars in your eyes? It appears that the eye on the left does, and […]
IC 2944: The Running Chicken Nebula
To some, it looks like a giant chicken running across the sky. To others, it looks like a […]
Just Another Day on Aerosol Earth
It was just another day on aerosol Earth. For August 23, 2018, the identification and distribution of aerosols […]
The Windmill and the Star Trails
Stars can’t turn these old wooden arms, but it does look like they might in this scene from […]
Comet ATLAS Breaks Up
Cruising through the inner solar system, Comet ATLAS C2019/Y4 has apparently fragmented. Multiple separate condensations within its diffuse […]
A Cosmic Triangle
It was an astronomical triple play. Setting on the left, just after sunset near the end of last […]
NGC 253: The Silver Coin Galaxy
NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, but also one of the dustiest. Dubbed the […]
A Sailing Stone across Death Valley
How did this big rock end up on this strange terrain? One of the more unusual places here […]