Solis Lacus: The Eye of Mars
As telescopes around planet Earth watch, Mars is growing brighter in night skies, approaching its 2020 opposition on […]
Astronomy
Sonified: Eagle Nebula Pillars
Yes, but have you ever experienced the Eagle Nebula with your ears ? The famous nebula, M16, is […]
GW Orionis: A Star System with Titled Rings
Triple star system GW Orionis appears to demonstrate that planets can form and orbit in multiple planes. In […]
Filaments of the Cygnus Loop
What lies at the edge of an expanding supernova? Subtle and delicate in appearance, these ribbons of shocked […]
Lightning over Colorado
Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? Join the crowd. Oddly, details about how lightning is […]
Moon Pairs and the Synodic Month
Observe the Moon each night and its visible sunlit portion will gradually change. In phases progressing from New […]
Moon over Andromeda
The Great Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda (also known as M31), a mere 2.5 million light-years distant, is the […]
Enceladus in Infrared
One of our Solar System’s most tantalizing worlds, icy Saturnian moon Enceladus appears in these detailed hemisphere views […]
ISS Transits Mars
Yes, but have you ever seen the space station do this? If you know when and where to […]
Equinox in the Sky
Does the Sun set in the same direction every day? No, the direction of sunset depends on the […]