Gamma rays and Comet Dust
Gamma-rays and dust from periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle plowed through planet Earth’s atmosphere on the night of August 11/12. […]
Astronomy
Perseid Fireball at Sunset Crater
On the night of August 12, this bright Perseid meteor flashed above volcanic Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona, […]
Perseid Night at Yosemite
The 2016 Perseid meteor shower performed well on the night of August 11/12. The sky on that memorable […]
Meteor before Galaxy
What’s that green streak in front of the Andromeda galaxy? A meteor. While photographing the Andromeda galaxy last […]
Five Planets and the Moon over Australia
It is not a coincidence that planets line up. That’s because all of the planets orbit the Sun […]
Human as Spaceship
You are a spaceship soaring through the universe. So is your dog. We all carry with us trillions […]
The Keyhole in the Carina Nebula
The dark dusty Keyhole Nebula gets its name from its unusual shape. The looping Keyhole, in this featured […]
Perseid from Torralba del Burgo
Perseid meteors rained on planet Earth last night. This year the stream of dust from periodic comet Swift-Tuttle […]
The Easterbunny Comes to NGC 4725
At first called “Easterbunny” by its discovery team, officially named Makemake is the second brightest dwarf planet of […]
Perseid, Aurora, and Noctilucent Clouds
Night skies over northern Sweden can hold some tantalizing sights in August. Gazing toward the Big Dipper, this […]