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Leo and Chinese guardian lions
An earthly lion guards the gates, while, in the sky, a celestial Lion - Leo - ascends. Astrophotographer Jeff Dai of China tells the story.
March 9, 2017
Moon sweeps into Leo on March 9
The moon will spend several days traversing the large constellation Leo the Lion. Notice our moon, and Leo's stars, and contemplate the Earth and moon's long and varied history.
March 9, 2017
Why pandas are black and white
The giant panda’s distinct black-and-white markings have two functions: camouflage and communication, says a new study.
March 8, 2017
Stardust sheds light on 1st stars
Astronomers observed a young galaxy, existing when the universe was only 4% of its current age. It had a mass of interstellar dust, formed during explosions of an earlier generation of stars.
March 8, 2017
Rat-shaped cloud, with virga
"What was interesting ... was the development of a small upside-down cumulus on the underside of the cloud head from which delicate curtains of virga could be seen descending."
March 8, 2017
GOES-16’s 1st flashy images
Detecting and predicting severe weather just got easier, scientists announced, with the 1st images from a new Lightning Mapper onboard NOAA’s new GOES-16 satellite.
March 7, 2017
Beautiful video: Dolphin stampede
Truly one of the most wonderful videos we've seen. If you watch, you'll see thousands of dolphins, plus a whale calf snuggling with its mom.
March 7, 2017
Wicked fast aurora
Photographer Tommy Richardsen called it 'wicked fast,' saying it started a second or 2 before he clicked the shutter button, and faded before the 13-second exposure was over.
March 7, 2017
Find Mizar and Alcor in the Big Dipper
Early stargazers used this pair of stars as a vision test.
March 7, 2017
Ceres’ bright spots are young
Scientists have learned that dwarf planet Ceres' bright spots are only 4 million years old. To geologists, youth means activity and, in this case, ice volcanos.
March 6, 2017
