Two Hemisphere Night Sky
The Sun is hidden by a horizon that runs across the middle in this two hemisphere view of […]
Science
NGST 10b: Discovery of a Doomed Planet
This hot jupiter is doomed. Hot jupiters are giant planets like Jupiter that orbit much closer to their […]
Moon Corona, Halo, and Arcs over Manitoba
Yes, but could you get to work on time if the Moon looked like this? As the photographer […]
Katherine Johnson Dies at 101; Mathematician Broke Barriers at NASA ...
She was one of a group of black women mathematicians at NASA and its predecessor who were celebrated […]
Illustris Simulation of the Universe
How did we get here? Click play, sit back, and watch. A computer simulation of the evolution of […]
Central Centaurus A
A mere 11 million light-years away, Centaurus A is the closest active galaxy to planet Earth. Also known […]
Whisky Knows Her Toys by James Gorman
A Border collie in Norway learned the names and categories of her many, many toys, just by playing […]
LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion
The silhouette of an intriguing dark nebula inhabits this cosmic scene. Lynds’ Dark Nebula (LDN) 1622 appears against […]
Trifecta at Twilight
On February 18, as civil twilight began in northern New Mexico skies, the International Space Station, a waning […]
UGC 12591: The Fastest Rotating Galaxy Known
Why does this galaxy spin so fast? To start, even identifying which type of galaxy UGC 12591 is […]