Cassini Looks Out from Saturn
This is what Saturn looks like from inside the rings. In 2017, for the first time, NASA directed […]
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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 […]
Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this stereo scene from Taurus-Littrow valley on the Moon! The […]
The Geminid
Returning from beyond the Moon, on December 11 the Orion spacecraft entered Earth’s atmosphere at almost 11 kilometers […]
Full Moon, Full Mars
On December 8 a full Moon and a full Mars were close, both bright and opposite the Sun […]
Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
Why is the Moon so dusty? On Earth, rocks are weathered by wind and water, creating soil and […]