Mercurys Sodium Tail
What is that fuzzy streak extending from Mercury? Long exposures of our Solar System’s innermost planet may reveal […]
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Comet NEOWISE over Lebanon
A comet has suddenly become visible to the unaided eye. Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered in late […]
M43: Dust, Gas, and Stars in the Orion Nebula
Unspeakable beauty and unimaginable bedlam can be found together in the Orion Nebula Arguably the most famous of […]
Saturns Northern Hexagon
Why would clouds form a hexagon on Saturn? Nobody is sure. Originally discovered during the Voyager flybys of […]
Meeting in the Mesosphere
A sensitive video camera on a summit of the Vosges mountains in France captured these surprising fireworks above […]
It’s Not a Snake, but Beware of Its Venomous Bite ...
Animals called caecilians may have been among the first vertebrates on land to lace their bites with venom. […]
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251. About 1,000 light-years away and drifting above the plane […]
The Galaxy, the Planet, and the Apple Tree
The Old Astronomer’s Milky Way arcs through this peaceful northern sky. Against faint, diffuse starlight you can follow […]
Our Rotating Earth
Has your world ever turned upside-down? It would happen every day if you stay fixed to the stars. […]
How Do Flying Snakes Glide Through the Air? ‘It’s Hard ...
As they wiggle and undulate, the snakes are transforming their bodies for flight. Published: June 29, 2020 at […]