Massive Saharan Dust Cloud to Move Across Southeast U.S. This ...
The dry and dusty layer of air can enhance sunrises and suppress storms. Published: June 22, 2020 at […]
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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 […]
Northern Summer on Titan
Today’s solstice brings summer to planet Earth’s northern hemisphere. But the northern summer solstice arrived for ringed planet […]
The Veins of Heaven
Transfusing sunlight through a darkened sky, this beautiful display of noctilucent clouds was captured earlier this week, reflected […]
The Tadpoles of IC 410
This telescopic close-up shows off the central regions of otherwise faint emission nebula IC 410, captured under backyard […]
Seeking Dark Matter, They Detected Another Mystery by Dennis Overbye
Do signals from beneath an Italian mountain herald a revolution in physics? Published: June 17, 2020 at 02:00AM […]
Magnetic Streamlines of the Milky Way
What role do magnetic fields play in interstellar physics? Analyses of observations by ESA’s Planck satellite of emission […]
APOD is 25 Years Old Today
Welcome to the quadranscentennial year of the Astronomy Picture of the Day. Perhaps a source of consistency for […]
Can You Boil an Egg Too Long? by Randall Munroe
You’ve had six-minute eggs, maybe slow-cooked eggs. Now try an egg cooked forever. Published: June 9, 2020 at […]