Strawberry Moon over the Temple of Poseidon
Did you see the full moon last night? If not, tonight’s nearly full moon should be almost as […]
Astronomy
Milky Way over Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
To see the feathered serpent descend the Mayan pyramid requires exquisite timing. You must visit El Castillo — […]
Unusual Mountain Ahuna Mons on Asteroid Ceres
What created this unusual mountain? There is a new theory. Ahuna Mons is the largest mountain on the […]
NGC 4676: The Mighty Mice
These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart. Known as The Mice because they have such long […]
The Colors and Magnitudes of M13
M13 is modestly recognized as the Great Globular Star Cluster in Hercules. A ball of stars numbering in […]
Spiral Galaxy M96 from Hubble
Dust lanes seem to swirl around the core of Messier 96 in this colorful, detailed portrait of the […]
The Cave Nebula in Infrared from Spitzer
What’s happening in and around the Cave Nebula? To help find out, NASA’s orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope looked […]
The Interstellar Clouds of Orion
The constellation of Orion is much more than three stars in a row. It is a direction in […]
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251. About 1,000 light-years away and drifting above the plane […]