Light Pillars and Orion over Mohe
What's happening at the end of that street? Pictured here are not auroras but light pillars, a phenomenon typically ...
Astronomic Photos
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Leaving Earth
What would it look like to leave planet Earth? Such an event was recorded visually in great detail by the MESSENGER s...
Galaxies in the River: NGC 1300 and NGC 1297
Spiral NGC 1300 and elliptical NGC 1297 are galaxies that lie on the banks of the southern constellation Eridanus (Th...
Spring Equinox at Teide Observatory
The defining astronomical moment of the equinox today is at 14:46 UTC (March 20). That's when the Sun crosses the cel...
Launch Plume: SpaceX Jellyfish
ven if you live with your head in the clouds, you won’t find a jellyfish like this one very often. The featured ima...
Cygnus and the Solitary Tree
A lone tree stands in a quiet meadow in Guadalajara, Spain, silhouetted against the Cygnus region rising above like f...
The Tadpoles of IC 410
This telescopic close-up shows off the central regions of otherwise faint emission nebula IC 410, captured under back...
NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy
If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe containing billion...
Equinox at the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
To see the feathered serpent descend the Mayan pyramid requires exquisite timing. You must visit El Castillo -- in M...