Full Moon in Mountain Shadow
On October 15, standing near the summit of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea and looking away from a gorgeous sunset […]
astronomy
The Tulip in the Swan
Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy […]
Cylindrical Mountains on Venus
What could cause a huge cylindrical mountain to rise from the surface of Venus? Such features that occur […]
Herschel s Orion
This dramatic image peers within M42, the Orion Nebula, the closest large star-forming region. Using data at infrared […]
Galaxies from the Altiplano
The central bulge of our Milky Way Galaxy rises over the northern Chilean Atacama altiplano in this postcard […]
The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation
Sometimes, stars form in walls — bright walls of interstellar gas. In this vivid skyscape, stars are forming […]
The Hydrogen Clouds of M33
Gorgeous spiral galaxy M33 seems to have more than its fair share of glowing hydrogen gas. A prominent […]
Trifid, Lagoon, and Mars
Bright nebulae and star clusters along this 5 degree wide field of view are popular stops on telescopic […]
A Crumbling Layered Butte on Mars
What is this unusual mound on Mars? NASA’s Curiosity rover rolling across Mars has come across a group […]
Aurora Over White Dome Geyser
Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt. Colorful aurorae erupted unexpectedly a few years ago, with green aurora appearing […]