Night Sky Brightness
From many places on the Earth including major cities, the night sky has been reduced from a fascinating display of thousands of stars to a diffuse glow
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The Night Sky in X-ray
Amazing image unveils the night sky in X-ray, from the observations of NASA’s neutron star-tracking instrument on the ISS.
Night Sky over the Himalayas
Is this the view of an alien world, an artist’s conception of Neptune? Actually, it’s captured from here on planet Earth. Photographer: Jeff Dai
The Great Attractor on April’s Night Sky
The Night Sky in April shows Virgo and further away the location of a mysterious area, the Great Attractor and we are traveling towards it amazingly fast:
Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ Swirls are surprisingly Accurate
New research on Vincent Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' has uncovered a surprising link between the painting and the laws of physics.
Dynamic Gamma-ray Sky
This is how the Universe would look if we could see gamma rays. Cosmic fireworks, invisible to our eyes, fill the night sky.
Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year
Credit NASA Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases stars for everyone.
The Sky in one Year
Every 15 minutes during 2021, an all-sky camera took an image of the sky over the Netherlands.
The World at Night
In only a minute you can explore the night skies around planet Earth through a compilation of stunning timelapse sequences.
The famous Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
The painting Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous icons of the night sky ever created.