Skygazers on the Beach
Kona, a young boxer, is a dog who loves splashing in the waves along Solana Beach near San […]
Astronomy
The Falcon 9 Nebula
Not the Hubble Space Telescope’s latest view of a distant planetary nebula, this illuminated cloud of gas and […]
West Coast Launch and Landing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch dazzled viewers along the U.S. west coast after sunset on October 7. […]
Sun Dance
Sometimes, the surface of our Sun seems to dance. In the middle of 2012, for example, NASA’s Sun-orbiting […]
NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have […]
Comet 12P Between Rosette and Cone Nebulas
Small bits of this greenish-gray comet are expected to streak across Earth’s atmosphere tonight. Specifically, debris from the […]
Aurora: The Frog’s View
What does an aurora look like to a frog? “Awesome!” is the likely answer, suggested by this imaginative […]
The Last Days of Venus as the Evening Star
That’s not a young crescent Moon poised above the hills along the western horizon at sunset. It’s Venus […]
NGC 1898: Globular Cluster in the LMC
Jewels don’t shine this bright — only stars do. And almost every spot in this glittering jewel-box of […]
Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey
Yes, but can your rainbow do this? After the remnants of Hurricane Florence passed over Jersey Shore, New […]