Phobos: Moon over Mars
A tiny moon with a scary name, Phobos emerges from behind the Red Planet in this timelapse sequence […]
Astronomy
IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus
Stunning emission nebula IC 1396 mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds in the high and far […]
Lightning Eclipse from the Planet of the Goats
Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular 2011 June 15 total lunar eclipse. Instead, storm clouds parted […]
Close up of the Great Red Spot
On July 11, the Juno spacecraft once again swung near to Jupiter’s turbulent cloud tops in its looping […]
NGC 4449: Close up of a Small Galaxy
(xxxedit and linkxxx) Grand spiral galaxies often seem to get all the glory. Their young, blue star clusters […]
Full Moon and Boston Light
This well-planned telephoto timelapse captures July’s Full Moon rise across outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, planet Earth. In the […]
Star Cluster Omega Centauri in HDR
Behold the largest ball of stars in our galaxy. Omega Centauri is packed with about 10 million stars, […]
Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Nuclear Ring
What’s happening around the center of this spiral galaxy? Seen in total, NGC 1512 appears to be a […]
Earth at Night
Can you find your favorite country or city? Surprisingly, on this world-wide nightscape, city lights make this task […]
Hidden Galaxy IC 342
Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is a mere 10 million […]