Flying Saucer Crash Lands in Utah Desert
A flying saucer from outer space crash-landed in the Utah desert after being tracked by radar and chased […]
astronomy
Eclipse in the City
A darker Moon sets over Manhattan in this night skyscape. The 16 frame composite was assembled from consecutive […]
Blood Moon, Ice Giant
On November 8 the Full Moon turned blood red as it slid through Earth’s shadow in a beautiful […]
Total Lunar Eclipse
The beginning, middle, and end of a journey through planet Earth’s colorful umbral shadow is captured in this […]
The Asymmetric Nebula Surrounding Wolf Rayet Star 18
Why does the nebula around the star WR-18 shine brighter on one side? Also known as NGC 3199, […]
Galaxies: Wilds Triplet from Hubble
How many galaxies are interacting here? This grouping of galaxies is called the
Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield
Does this strange dark ball look somehow familiar? If so, that might be because it is our Sun. […]
Lunar Eclipse at the South Pole
Last May 16 the Moon slid through Earth’s shadow, completely immersed in the planet’s dark umbra for about […]
InSight’s Final Selfie
The Mars InSight lander returned its first image from the Red Planet’s flat, equatorial Elysium Planitia after a […]
M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
The small, northern constellation Triangulum harbors this magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, M33. Its popular names include the Pinwheel […]