Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way
Airglow (also called nightglow) is a faint emission of light by a planetary atmosphere.
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Arctic Circle monument
A photograph of the Arctic Circle monument at the Arctic Circle Centre near Saltfjellet, Norway.
We have been wrong about the size of Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda galaxy, our nearest big neighbor, is roughly the same size as the Milky Way.
Picture of Single Trapped Atom
This unique picture of a single trapped atom, wins UK Science Photography 2018 prize.
Starman, Roadster, Planet Earth
Spacesuited mannequin Starman is comfortably seated at the wheel of a Tesla Roadster, in this image of the payload launched by a Falcon Heavy rocket on February
Two famous Eclipses in one picture
This stunning digitally processed and composited picture creatively compares two famous eclipses in one.
Rare Super Blue Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse
The Moon on Wednesday will do something it hasn’t done in more than 150 years: A super moon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse.
First detailed images of surface of Giant Star
An international team of astronomers has produced the first detailed images of the surface of a giant star outside our solar system.
Testing the Parker Solar Probe for Space
The Parker Solar Probe is lowered into the 40-foot-tall thermal vacuum chamber, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, to simulate the extreme conditions in space.
Earthshine from a young Crescent Moon
Also known as the Moon’s “ashen glow” or the earthshine is earthlight reflected from the Moon’s night side.