Meteors over Four Girl Mountains
On some nights it rains meteors. Peaking over the next two nights, asteroid dust is expected to rain […]
astronomy
Over Saturns Turbulent North Pole
The Cassini spacecraft’s Grand Finale at Saturn has begun. The Grand Finale will allow Cassini to explore Saturn […]
The Lunar X
The striking X appearing in this lunarscape is easily visible in binoculars or a small telescope. Yet, not […]
Aurora over Jupiters South Pole from Juno
Why is there a glowing oval over Jupiter’s South Pole? Aurora. Near the closest part of its first […]
Lightning over Colorado
Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? Join the crowd. Oddly, nobody knows exactly how lightning […]
Galaxies in Pegasus
This wide, sharp telescopic view reveals galaxies scattered beyond the stars of the Milky Way at the northern […]
A Triple Star is Born
A triple star system is forming, enshrouded within this dusty natal disk some 750 light-years away in the […]
Milky Way over Shipwreck
What happened to this ship? It was carried aground by a giant storm that struck the coast of […]
W5: The Soul of Star Formation
Where do stars form? Many times, stars form in energetic regions where gas and dark dust are pushed […]
Arp 240: A Bridge between Spiral Galaxies from Hubble
Why is there a bridge between these two spiral galaxies? Made of gas and stars, the bridge provides […]