Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble
What created this unusual planetary nebula? NGC 7027 is one of the smallest, brightest, and most unusually shaped […]
Astronomy
Dark Sky Reflections
When the lake calmed down, many wonders of the land and sky appeared twice. Perhaps the most dramatic […]
Europa and Jupiter from Voyager 1
What are those spots on Jupiter? Largest and furthest, just right of center, is the Great Red Spot […]
Eclipse under the ISS
The dark shadow of the New Moon reached out and touched planet Earth on June 21. A high […]
Eclipse under the Bamboo
Want to watch a solar eclipse safely? Try looking down instead of up, though you might discover you […]
Eclipse Street, Hong Kong
On June 21 an annular solar eclipse came soon after the solstice and our fair planet’s northernmost sunset […]
Inverted City Beneath Clouds
How could that city be upside-down? The city, Chicago, was actually perfectly right-side up. The long shadows it […]
The X Ray Sky from eROSITA
What if you could see X-rays? The night sky would seem a strange and unfamiliar place. X-rays are […]
Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse
What are those dark streaks in this composite image of yesterday’s solar eclipse? They are reversed shadows of […]
Moon Occults Venus
It may look like Earthrise, but it’s actually Venus-set. Just after sunrise two days ago, both the Moon […]