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Wavelight: Riveting New Night Sky Timelapse

Sandstone formations can be amazing, and if you've ever seen or heard about the legendary and hard-to-get-to "Wave" formation in…

10 years ago

Completely Gorgeous Shot of the Milky Way Over Jasper National Park

Does it get any more gorgeous than this? What an absolutely beautiful view of the night sky over Lake Annette…

10 years ago

Old Equations Shed New Light on Quasars

There's nothing more out of this world than quasi-stellar objects or more simply - quasars. These are the most powerful and among…

10 years ago

Amazing Timelapse: Watch the Milky Way Spin Above the Space Station

Have you ever sat outside on a starry night and just watched the stars move slowly above you? Here's a…

10 years ago

Look Up! The Space Station Must Be The Ultimate Stargazing Location

While NASA often speaks about the power of Earth observation from the International Space Station, the picture above from one…

10 years ago

Elemental Mystery: Lithium Is Also Rare Outside Of The Milky Way

This new picture of M54 -- a part of a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way called the Sagittarius Dwarf…

10 years ago

How Dark Matter Could Reduce The Fleet Of Galaxies Following The Milky Way

Funny how small particle interactions can have such a big effect on the neighbors of the Milky Way. For a…

10 years ago

Astrophoto: I Need Warp Speed in 3 Minutes or We’re All Dead

Whoa! Having just returned from the science and science fiction mashup that is Dragon Con, my mind is still combining…

10 years ago

Astrophoto: Clouds Above, Clouds Below

What a gorgeous view of the dusty cloud of the Milky Way arch hovering over clouds low on the horizon…

10 years ago

Deep Astrophoto of LDN 673: The Place Where Stars are Born

What a stunning view of this dark region of space! This image, by astrophotographer Callum Hayton shows LDN 673, a…

10 years ago