Dusty Star
At first glance, this looks like a picture of a yo-yo or perhaps an ice cream sandwich. Instead, though, it…
Starry Lineup
A Hubble Space Telescope image shows NGC 2467, a collection of star clusters and gas clouds that line up in…
Dusty Skies
Dust storms can whip up in a hurry on Mars, with the biggest of them covering the entire planet. These…
Facing the Bull
The face of Taurus, the bull, is outlined by the Hyades star cluster, which forms a rough letter V. The…
Gold and Silver
Sirius and Canopus are the gold and silver medalists in the night sky — the brightest and second-brightest stars, respectively.…
‘Pushy’ Black Hole
A giant black hole at the center of a galaxy more than nine billion light-years away is blowing massive winds…
The Big Dog
Canis Major, the big dog, stands low in the south-southeast at nightfall (depicted here) in late February. It features the…
Double Discovery
Messier 48, a star cluster in the southern sky, is about 1,500 light-years away, and contains more than 100 stars.…
Great Comet
The Great Comet of 1843 shines above the Cape of Good Hope in this painting by Charles Piazzi Smyth, a…
Super Blue Lunar Eclipse
The Moon will turn dark red or orange in the early hours of January 31 as it passes through Earth’s…