SpaceX Makes First Nighttime Splash Down With Astronauts Since 1968 ...
Crew-1, which launched to the space station in November, left the space station in the capsule called Resilience. […]
Science
Clouds of the Carina Nebula
What forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula? The dark ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, […]
Perseverance from Ingenuity
Flying at an altitude of 5 meters (just over 16 feet), on April 25 the Ingenuity helicopter snapped […]
Pink and the Perigee Moon
On April 25 a nearly full moon rose just before sunset. Welcomed in a clear blue sky and […]
Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth
Our fair planet sports a curved, sunlit crescent against the black backdrop of space in this stunning photograph. […]
North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust
Why is Polaris called the North Star? First, Polaris is the nearest bright star toward the north spin […]
Animation: Black Hole Star Shredder
What happens if a star gets too close to a black hole? The black hole can rip it […]
A Sagittarius Triplet
These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields […]
Streak and Plume from SpaceX Crew2 Launch
What’s happening in the sky? The pre-dawn sky first seemed relatively serene yesterday morning over Indian Harbor Beach […]