NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
The delightful Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars in the constellation Musca, […]
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NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide
Astronomers turn detectives when trying to figure out the cause of startling sights like NGC 1316. Their investigation […]
Distorted Green Flash Sunset over Italy
This was one strange sunset. For one thing, the typically round Sun appeared distorted, geometrically, and multiply layered. […]
The Shark Nebula
There is no sea on Earth large enough to contain the Shark nebula. This predator apparition poses us […]
Earthrise
What’s that rising over the edge of the Moon? Earth. About 47 years ago, in December of 1968, […]
Atlas V Rising
Early morning risers along Florida’s Space Coast, planet Earth, were treated to a launch spectacle on September 2nd. […]
Milky Way with Airglow Australis
After sunset on September 1, an exceptionally intense, reddish airglow flooded this Chilean winter night skyscape. Above a […]
Arp 159 and NGC 4725
Pointy stars and peculiar galaxies span this cosmic snapshot, a telescopic view toward the well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. […]
The Flare and the Galaxy
Is this person throwing a lightning bolt? No. Despite appearances, this person is actually pointing in the direction […]
Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice
From where do these neutrinos come? The IceCube Neutrino Observatory near the South Pole of the Earth has […]