A Long Snaking Filament on the Sun
Earlier this month, the Sun exhibited one of the longer filaments on record. Visible as the bright curving […]
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Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic
What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only […]
Planets of the Solar System: Tilts and Spins
How does your favorite planet spin? Does it spin rapidly around a nearly vertical axis, or horizontally, or […]
Galaxy by the Lake
This 180 degree panoramic night skyscape captures our Milky Way Galaxy as it arcs above the horizon on […]
Interstellar Voyager
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977 on a grand tour of the outer planets of […]
North America and the Pelican
Fans of our fair planet might recognize the outlines of these cosmic clouds. On the left, bright emission […]
Tarantula Stars R136 from Webb
Near the center of a nearby star-forming region lies a massive cluster containing some of the largest and […]
An Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China
Yes, but how many dark clouds have a multicolored lining? Pictured, behind this darker cloud, is a pileus […]
Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope
Stars created these cliffs. Specifically, the destructive winds and energetic light from the stars in the open cluster […]
Sea and Sky Glows over the Oregon Coast
Every step caused the sand to light up blue. That glow was bioluminescence — a blue radiance that […]