3D Mercury Transit
On May 9, innermost planet Mercury crossed IN FRONT of the Sun. Though pictures project the event in […]
astronomy
The Surface of Europa
An enhanced-color view, this image covers a 350 by 750 kilometer swath across the surface of Jupiter’s tantalizing […]
Halo from Atacama
Influenced by the strong Pacific El Nino, cloudy skies have more often come to Chile’s high Atacama Desert […]
The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared
The Great Nebula in Orion is a colorful place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a […]
Clouds of the Carina Nebula
What forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula? The dark ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, […]
Milky Way Over Quiver Tree Forest
In front of a famous background of stars and galaxies lies some of Earth’s more unusual trees. Known […]
Falcon 9 and Milky Way
On May 6, the after midnight launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up dark skies over […]
ISS and Mercury Too
Transits of Mercury are relatively rare. Monday’s leisurely 7.5 hour long event was only the 2nd of 14 […]
A Transit of Mercury
On May 9, the diminutive disk of Mercury spent about seven and a half hours crossing in front […]
Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds
Planets, stars, nebulas and a galaxy — this impressive image has them all. Closest to home are the […]