Rubin’s Galaxy
In this Hubble Space Telescope image the bright, spiky stars lie in the foreground toward the heroic northern […]
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Video: Flash on Jupiter
There has been a flash on Jupiter. A few days ago, several groups monitoring our Solar System’s largest […]
North America and the Pelican
Fans of our fair planet might recognize the outlines of these cosmic clouds. On the left, bright emission […]
Cyclone Paths on Planet Earth
Where on Earth do cyclones go? Known as hurricanes when in the Atlantic Ocean and typhoons when in […]
Mars Panorama 360 from Curiosity
Which way up Mount Sharp? In early September, the robotic rover Curiosity continued its ascent up the central […]
Night Sky Reflected
What’s that in the mirror? In the featured image of the dark southern sky, the three brightest galaxies […]
A Spiral Aurora over Iceland
What’s happened to the sky? Aurora! Captured in 2015, this aurora was noted by Icelanders for its great […]
Saturn at Night
Still bright in planet Earth’s night skies, good telescopic views of Saturn and its beautiful rings often make […]
Rosetta’s Comet in View
Faint comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) sweeps past background stars in the constellation Taurus and even fainter distant galaxies in […]
M16 Close Up
A star cluster around 2 million years young surrounded by natal clouds of dust and glowing gas, M16 […]