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See it! Full moon and partial eclipse
We in the Americas missed the partial lunar eclipse. Or maybe you were clouded out ... or slept through it? See it after all, in these awesome photos from EarthSky friends from around the world.
August 7, 2017
Partial lunar eclipse on August 7-8, 2017
Africa and Europe will see the partial lunar eclipse after sunset August 7. India and western Asia will see it around midnight August 7. Eastern Asia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand will see it before sunrise August 8.
August 7, 2017
Is 2014 MU69 composed of 2 objects?
The next target for the New Horizons spacecraft - which passed Pluto in 2015 - reveals itself, intriguingly, to be a possible contact binary, that is, 2 objects in 1.
August 6, 2017
Total eclipse of sun: August 21, 2017
All you need to know about the 1st total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous U.S. since 1979, from eclipse master Fred Espenak.
August 6, 2017
Lighthouse lightning
Jerry James took this shot in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He calls it "Patience is Key."
August 6, 2017
August full moon and eclipse ahead
The August 7-8, 2017 full moon will feature a shallow partial lunar eclipse, visible from Earth's Eastern Hemisphere.
August 6, 2017
Preparing for the solar eclipse
As the total solar eclipse nears, photographers like Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan are testing their equipment and settings.
August 5, 2017
After 40 years, Voyager still reaching for stars
"Few missions can ever match the achievements of the Voyager spacecraft during their four decades of exploration."
August 4, 2017
Rainbow over Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
We usually see photos from photographer Josh Blash from the Atlantic coast, up around New Hampshire. This photo of Juárez - in the Chihuahuan Desert - was a delightful surprise.
August 4, 2017
Earth’s eclipses are special
Solar eclipses aren't exclusive to Earth, but eclipses viewed from our planet have few rivals in the solar system. A word about Earth's solar eclipses, and what eclipses would be like on other planets, here.
August 3, 2017
