Mid Eclipse and Milky Way
May’s perigee Full Moon slid through Earth’s shadow yesterday entertaining night skygazers in regions around the Pacific. Seen […]
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The Outburst Clouds of Star AG Car
What created these unusual clouds? At the center of this 2021 Hubble image sits AG Carinae, a supergiant […]
The Moon During a Total Lunar Eclipse
How does the Moon’s appearance change during a total lunar eclipse? The featured time-lapse video was digitally processed […]
Lightning Eclipse from the Planet of the Goats
Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular 2011 June 15 total lunar eclipse. Instead, storm clouds parted […]
The Galaxy Tree
First came the trees. In the town of Salamanca, Spain, the photographer noticed how distinctive a grove of […]
Markarian s Chain
Near the heart of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster the string of galaxies known as Markarian’s Chain stretches across […]
Utopia on Mars
Expansive Utopia Planitia on Mars is strewn with rocks and boulders in this 1976 image. Constructed from the […]
M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, “This is but a little Patch, but it shews itself to […]
The Jellyfish and Mars
Normally faint and elusive, the Jellyfish Nebula is caught in this alluring scene. In the telescopic field of […]
Jets from the Necklace Nebula
What celestial body wears the Necklace Nebula? First, analyses indicate that the Necklace is a planetary nebula, a […]