A Full Circle Rainbow over Norway
Have you ever seen an entire rainbow? From the ground, typically, only the top portion of a rainbow […]
Science
NGC 6164: Dragons Egg Nebula and Halo
The star at the center created everything. Known as the Dragon’s Egg, this star — a rare, hot, […]
Geminids and the Mittens
Asteroid 3200 Phaethon’s annual gift to planet Earth always arrives in December. Otherwise known as the Geminid meteor […]
Comet 2022 E3 ZTF
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility […]
Cassini Looks Out from Saturn
This is what Saturn looks like from inside the rings. In 2017, for the first time, NASA directed […]
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere […]
Sun Halo at Sixty three Degrees North
Happy Solstice! Today is the December solstice, marking an astronomical beginning of summer in the southern hemisphere and […]
Thors Helmet
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The Tadpole Nebula in Gas and Dust
What’s causing the commotion in the Tadpole Nebula? Star formation. Dusty emission in the Tadpole Nebula, IC 410, […]
The 25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky
Do you know the names of some of the brightest stars? It’s likely that you do, even though […]