Harvest Moon Eclipse
A Harvest Moon rises over Sesimbra Castle south of Lisbon in this impressive series of telephoto exposures. Captured […]
Astronomy
Sunset at Edmontonhenge
On September 18, the setting Sun illuminated both sides of the steep brick and steel canyon otherwise known […]
The Helix Nebula in Infrared
What makes this cosmic eye look so red? Dust. The featured image from the robotic Spitzer Space Telescope […]
Retrograde Mars and Saturn
Wandering Mars and Saturn have spent much of this year remarkably close in planet Earth’s night sky. In […]
The North and South of Jupiter
A wide, looping orbit brought Juno close to Jupiter on August 27. As the spacecraft swung around the […]
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 […]
Philae Lander Found on Comet 67P
A little spacecraft that was presumed lost has now been found. In 2014, the Philae lander slowly descended […]
All the Water on Planet Earth
How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually. Although oceans of water cover about […]
The Launch of OSIRIS REx
Near sunset on Thursday, clear skies saw the launch of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Sporting a single solid rocket […]
Eclipse to Sunset
September’s eclipse of the Sun is documented in the 68 frames of this timelapse composite. Starting at 1pm […]