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Friday night’s rare triple shadow transit of Jupiter
Three moon shadows at once on Jupiter Friday night! It won't happen again for U.S. observers until the year 2032. You can also watch online.
January 22, 2015
See it! Best photos of moon and Venus
A beautiful sky just after sunset on January 21, 2015! The moon, the bright planet Venus and, for some, the planets Mercury and Mars. Yay! Venus is back.
January 22, 2015
Venus vortex!
This ghostly puff of smoke is actually a huge mass of swirling gas and cloud at planet Venus’ south pole, as seen by ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft.
January 21, 2015
Video: The scientific power of meditation
Once you watch this video, you'll understand why people have been practicing meditation for thousands of years.
January 21, 2015
Dates of sun’s entry into each sign of the Zodiac
Dates for the sun's entry into each sign of the Zodiac (and corresponding ecliptic longitude) for the year 2015.
January 21, 2015
Video: How the smell of rain happens
When a raindrop hits a surface, tiny air bubbles burst from the drop in a fizz of aerosols. Watch the high-speed video.
January 20, 2015
Dramatic sunset over the Atlantic, seen near Rio
Cool air on the sea surface strongly refracted the setting sun, seen Saturday night from a small town near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cool series of images!
January 20, 2015
Ceres’ mysterious white spot seen in new Dawn image
Dawn spacecraft now closing in on dwarf planet Ceres. Image is for navigation purposes; next one due late January. And what is that white spot, anyway?
January 19, 2015
Video: Fly through the largest picture ever taken
Fly-through video of the largest image ever taken, of the Andromeda galaxy, nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way. Prepare to feel small!
January 19, 2015
Video: Superstar Eta Carinae
Eta Carinae is a double system containing the most luminous and massive star within 10,000 light-years.
January 19, 2015
