The Deep Lagoon
Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent, cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. […]
Astronomy
Rainbows and Rays over Bryce Canyon
What’s happening over Bryce Canyon? Two different optical effects that were captured in one image taken earlier this […]
Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
It has been one of the better skies of this long night. In parts of Antarctica, not only […]
The Sombrero Galaxy from Hubble
Why does the Sombrero Galaxy look like a hat? Reasons include the Sombrero‘s unusually large and extended central […]
Infrared Trifid
The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope, a well […]
Ultraviolet Rings of M31
A mere 2.5 million light-years away the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31, really is just next door […]
Comet PanSTARRS, Moon, and Venus
It is the object to the left of the big tree that’s generating much recent excitement. If you […]
Comet Tails and Star Trails
After grazing the western horizon on northern summer evenings Comet PanSTARRS (also known as C/2014 Q1) climbed higher […]
Comet PanSTARRS and a Crescent Moon
A comet has brightened quickly and unexpectedly. Discovered last year, Comet C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) is expected to be […]
The First Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral
A new chapter in space flight began this week in 1950 July with the launch of the first […]