A Total Solar Eclipse over Wyoming
Will the sky be clear enough to see the eclipse? This question was on the minds of many […]
Astronomy
Milky Way over Chilean Volcanoes
Sometimes, the sky mimics the ground. Taken in 2017 May from the Atacama Desert in Chile, the foreground […]
Total Solar Eclipse of 1979
From cold, clear skies over Riverton, Manitoba, Canada, planet Earth, the solar corona surrounds the silhouette of the […]
NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans
Distorted galaxy NGC 2442 can be found in the southern constellation of the flying fish, (Piscis) Volans. Located […]
Stars, Gas, and Dust Battle in the Carina Nebula
Chaos reigns in the Carina Nebula where massive stars form and die. Striking and detailed, this close-up of […]
Detailed View of a Solar Eclipse Corona
Only in the fleeting darkness of a total solar eclipse is the light of the solar corona easily […]
A Total Solar Eclipse of Saros 145
A darkened sky holds bright planet Venus, the New Moon in silhouette, and the shimmering corona of the […]
Night of the Perseids
This weekend, meteors will rain down near the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Normally bright and […]
August Lunar Eclipse
August’s Full Moon is framed in this sharp, high dynamic range composition. Captured before sunrise on August 8 […]
Density Waves in Saturns Rings from Cassini
What causes the patterns in Saturn’s rings? The Cassini spacecraft, soon ending its 13 years orbiting Saturn, has […]