Perihelion to Aphelion
Aphelion for 2021 occurred on July 5th. That’s the point in Earth’s elliptical orbit when it is farthest […]
astronomy
Flight Through the Orion Nebula in Infrared Light
What would it look like to fly into the Orion Nebula? The exciting dynamic visualization of the Orion […]
Saturn and Six Moons
How many moons does Saturn have? So far 82 have been confirmed, the smallest being only a fraction […]
IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula
Do you see the horse’s head? What you are seeing is not the famous Horsehead nebula toward Orion […]
The Face on Mars
Wouldn’t it be fun if clouds were castles? Wouldn’t it be fun if the laundry on the bedroom […]
Along the Milky Way
You can’t walk along the Milky Way. Still, under a dark sky you can explore it. To the […]
AR2835: Islands in the Photosphere
Awash in a sea of incandescent plasma and anchored in strong magnetic fields, sunspots are planet-sized dark islands […]
Simulation: Formation of the First Stars
How did the first stars form? To help find out, the SPHINX computer simulation of star formation in […]
Orion Nebula: The Hubble View
Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like the Orion Nebula. Also known as M42, the nebula’s glowing gas […]
A Paper Moon Solar Eclipse
It may look like a paper Moon. Sailing past a canvas Sun. But those are not cardboard clouds. […]