The Cartwheel Galaxy from Webb
To some, it looks like a wheel of a cart. In fact, because of its outward appearance, the […]
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Meteor and Milky Way over the Mediterranean
Careful planning made this a nightscape to remember. First, the night itself was chosen to occur during the […]
Earths Recent Climate Spiral
Is our Earth warming? Compared to the past 250 million years, the Earth is currently enduring a relative […]
The Spinning Pulsar of the Crab Nebula
At the core of the Crab Nebula lies a city-sized, magnetized neutron star spinning 30 times a second. […]
Stardust and Comet Tails
Heading for its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, on December 19 comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) remains […]
Saturn: 1993 2022
Saturn is the most distant planet of the Solar System easily visible to the unaided eye. With this […]
Full Moon Perseids
The annual Perseid meteor shower was near its peak on August 13. As planet Earth crossed through streams […]
Stargate Milky Way
There is a huge gate of stars in the sky, and you pass through it twice a day. […]
A Meteor Wind over Tunisia
Does the Earth ever pass through a wind of meteors? Yes, and they are frequently visible as meteor […]
The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation
The North America nebula on the sky can do what the North America continent on Earth cannot — […]