Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal
What are these bubbles frozen into Lake Baikal? Methane. Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia, […]
Astronomy
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
What is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy? Andromeda. In fact, our Galaxy is […]
Comet Wirtanen Passes by the Earth
Today Comet Wirtanen passes by the Earth. The kilometer-sized dirty snowball orbits the Sun every 5.4 years, ranging […]
Geminids and Friends
From a radiant in the constellation of the Twins, the annual Geminid meteor shower rained down on our […]
Swimming on Jupiter
On October 29, the Juno spacecraft once again dove near the turbulent Jovian cloud tops. Its 16th orbital […]
3D Bennu
Put on your red/blue glasses and float next to asteroid 101955 Bennu. Shaped like a spinning top toy […]
M43: Orion Falls
Is there a waterfall in Orion? No, but some of the dust in M43 appears similar to a […]
Sound and Light Captured by Mars InSight
Your arm on Mars has unusual powers. For one thing it is nearly 2 meters long, has a […]
Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash
Some night skies are serene and passive — others shimmer and flash. The later, in the form of […]
Tiny Planet Timelapse
You can pack a lot of sky watching into 30 seconds on this tiny planet. Of course, the […]