Meteor Fireballs in Light and Sound
Yes, but have you ever heard a meteor? Usually, meteors are too far away to make any audible […]
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A Flag Shaped Aurora over Sweden
It appeared, momentarily, like a 50-km tall banded flag. In mid-March of 2015, an energetic Coronal Mass Ejection […]
SuperCam Target on Maaz
What’s the sound of one laser zapping? There’s no need to consult a Zen master to find out, […]
Messier 81
One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth’s sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: […]
Zodiacal Light and Mars
Just after sunset on March 7, a faint band of light still reaches above the western horizon in […]
NGC 1499: The California Nebula
Could Queen Calafia‘s mythical island exist in space? Perhaps not, but by chance the outline of this molecular […]
Meet the Sea Slugs That Chop Off Their Heads and ...
Their severed heads get around just fine until they regenerate perfectly functioning, parasite-free new bodies, scientists say. Published: […]
Three Tails of Comet NEOWISE
What created the unusual red tail in Comet NEOWISE? Sodium. A spectacular sight back in the summer of […]
Pillars of the Eagle Nebula in Infrared
Newborn stars are forming in the Eagle Nebula. Gravitationally contracting in pillars of dense gas and dust, the […]
Perseverance Takes a Spin
After arriving at Jezero Crater on Mars, Perseverance went for a spin on March 4. This sharp image […]