Cerealia Facula
Cerealia Facula, also known as the brightest spot on Ceres, is shown in this stunning mosaic close-up view. […]
Astronomy
Moon and Venus over Cannon Beach
What’s that spot next to the Moon? Venus. Two days ago, the crescent Moon slowly drifted past Venus, […]
Neutrino Associated with Distant Blazar Jet
With equipment frozen deep into ice beneath Earth’s South Pole, humanity appears to have discovered a neutrino from […]
Rings Around the Ring Nebula
There is much more to the familiar Ring Nebula (M57), however, than can be seen through a small […]
A Nibble on the Sun
The smallest of the three partial solar eclipses during 2018 was just yesterday, Friday, July 13. It was […]
Centaurus A
Only 11 million light-years away, Centaurus A is the closest active galaxy to planet Earth. Spanning over 60,000 […]
Symbiotic R Aquarii
You can see it change in brightness with just binoculars over the course of a year. Variable star […]
Noctilucent Clouds over Paris Fireworks
It’s northern noctilucent cloud season — perhaps a time to celebrate! Composed of small ice crystals forming only […]
Road to Mars
What’s that light at the end of the road? Mars. This is a good month to point out […]
The Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi
What created the strange spiral structure on the upper left? No one is sure, although it is likely […]