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Young moon and Mercury from Zimbabwe
The young moon and the planet Mercury adorn the western twilight after sunset on August 16.
August 18, 2015
Astronomers find teeny supermassive black hole
In a dwarf galaxy 340 million light years away, astronomers have found the smallest black hole ever observed in the center of a galaxy.
August 17, 2015
Cassini’s last close flyby of Saturn moon Dione today
The Cassini spacecraft will zip past Saturn's moon Dione on Monday, August 17 . It will be the spacecraft's final close flyby of this icy satellite.
August 17, 2015
Balanced rocks
"Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony " - Thomas Merton
August 17, 2015
First digital map of world ocean floor
Scientists have created a new digital map of Earth's seafloor geology.
August 14, 2015
Milky Way over Paint Mines
Milky Way rising over the Paint Mines Interpretive Park near Calhan, Colorado. Photo by John Skiba.
August 14, 2015
Great Perseid photos here
Have you seen Perseid meteors in your sky? If you have had cloudy skies - or even if not - enjoy these images from all around the world.
August 13, 2015
Charting the slow death of the universe
A study of 200,000 galaxies found they had lost half their energy in just 2 billion years.
August 13, 2015
Three planets and star, from Zimbabwe
A series of photos of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and the star Regulus in the western evening dusk, August 3-8, by Peter Lowenstein.
August 13, 2015
Where lightning flashes most
According to satellite observations, more lightning happens over land than over the oceans, and more often closer to the equator. Check out this map.
August 12, 2015
