Astrophotos
New Horizons, Approaching Pluto, Detects Signs of Polar Caps
The latest set of images from the long range imager, LORRI, on New Horizons now reveals surface features. At a…
Trail’s End: Beautiful New Night-Sky Timelapse by Randy Halverson
Stunning views of the Milky Way, shimmering aurora, spectacular thunderstorms, flashing meteors, zipping satellies, stirring music, and spooky sprites and…
Stunning Photo of Volcanic Lightning at Volcán de Colima in Mexico
The Colima volcano in Mexico is active again, and has been spewing out large plumes of ash nearly 3 kilometers…
Turning Stars Into Art
We all have cameras, and the sky's an easy target, so why not have a little fun? Ever since I…
Nova in Sagittarius Brighter Than Ever – Catch it with the Naked Eye!
Great news about that new nova in Sagittarius. It's still climbing in brightness and now ranks as the brightest nova seen from mid-northern latitudes in…
Astrophoto: Hi-Res Stereo Pair of Jupiter and the GRS
Cross your eyes and take a look at this image. If you're lucky, you will be treated to a wonderfully…
Astrophotos: The February 2015 ‘Black’ Moon
As our David Dickinson noted in his recent article, a new term is "creeping into the popular astronomical vernacular: that…
Nobody Knows What These Mysterious Plumes are on Mars
In March 2012, amateur astronomers began observing unusual clouds or plumes along the western limb of the red planet Mars.…
5 Stunning Timelapse Videos Show the World at Night in Motion
Award-winning photographer Babak Tafreshi from The World At Night (TWAN) has been traveling the world to captures nightscapes in various…
Without the Moon, Comet Lovejoy is Magnificent
With the Moon rising later in the evening this weekend, astrophotographers have taken some spectacular pictures of Comet 2014 Q2…