SOFIA s Southern Lights
SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a large reflecting […]
astronomy
North Celestial Tree
An ancient tree seems to reach out and touch Earth’s North Celestial Pole in this well-planned night skyscape. […]
Crepuscular Moon Rays over Denmark
This moon made quite an entrance. Typically, a moonrise is quiet and serene. Taking a few minutes to […]
Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
This sight was worth getting out of bed early. Two years ago this month, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) […]
Find the New Moon
Can you find the Moon? This usually simple task can be quite difficult. Even though the Moon is […]
Saturn in Infrared from Cassini
Many details of Saturn appear clearly in infrared light. Bands of clouds show great structure, including long stretching […]
Apollo 11 Landing Panorama
Have you seen a panorama from another world lately? Assembled from high-resolution scans of the original film frames, […]
Spiral Galaxy M74: A Sharper View
Beautiful spiral galaxy Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628) lies some 32 million light-years away toward the […]
Messier 10 and Comet
Imaged on July 15 2022, comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) had a Messier moment, sharing this wide telescopic field […]
Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb
Why does Jupiter have rings? Jupiter’s main ring was discovered in 1979 by NASA’s passing Voyager 1 spacecraft, […]