The Galactic Core in Infrared
What’s happening at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy? To help find out, the orbiting Hubble and […]
Astronomy
Comet Lovejoy s Tail
Sweeping north in planet Earth’s sky, Comet Lovejoy’s greenish coma and blue tinted ion tail stretched across this […]
Huygens Lands on Titan
Delivered by Saturn-bound Cassini, ESA’s Huygens probe touched down on the ringed planet’s largest moon Titan, ten years […]
Venus and Mercury at Sunset
Inner planets Venus and Mercury can never wander far from the Sun in Earth’s sky. This week you’ve […]
The Hunter, the Bull, and Lovejoy
Heading north, Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) is putting on its best show for comet watchers now, with moonlight […]
The Soap Bubble Nebula
Adrift in the rich star fields of the constellation Cygnus, this lovely, symmetric nebula was only recognized a […]
Cataclysmic Dawn
Will this dawn bring another nova? Such dilemmas might be pondered one day by future humans living on […]
The Windmill s Moon
Seen from the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, this bright Full Moon rose at sunset. Reaching its full phase […]
In the Arms of NGC 1097
Spiral galaxy NGC 1097 shines in southern skies, about 45 million light-years away in the chemical constellation Fornax. […]
Stars and Dust in Corona Australis
Cosmic dust clouds and young, energetic stars inhabit this telescopic vista, less than 500 light-years away toward the […]