Milky Way over the Pinnacles in Australia
What strange world is this? Earth. In the foreground of the featured image are the Pinnacles, unusual rock […]
Astronomy
Star Forming Region S106
Massive star IRS 4 is beginning to spread its wings. Born only about 100,000 years ago, material streaming […]
White Rock Fingers on Mars
What caused this unusual light rock formation on Mars? Intrigued by the possibility that they could be salt […]
A Heart Shaped Lenticular Cloud
Can a cloud love a mountain? Perhaps not, but on a Valentine’s Day like today, one might be […]
Yutu on a Little Planet
Tracks lead to a small robot perched near the top of this bright little planet. Of course, the […]
LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Merging Black Holes
Gravitational radiation has been directly detected. The first-ever detection was made by both facilities of the Laser Interferometer […]
Galaxies in the River
Large galaxies grow by eating small ones. Even our own galaxy practices galactic cannibalism, absorbing small galaxies that […]
Light Pillars over Alaska
What’s happening behind those houses? Pictured here are not auroras but nearby light pillars, a nearby phenomenon that […]
Advanced LIGO: Gravitational Wave Detectors Upgraded
Accelerate a charge and you’ll get electromagnetic radiation: light. But accelerate any mass and you’ll get gravitational radiation. […]
Five Planets at Castell de Burriac
February’s five planet line-up stretches across a clear sky in this predawn scene. A hilltop Castell de Burriac […]