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Best deep-sky photos of May 2023
Enjoy this gallery of the best deep-sky photos of May from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in. We love to see them!
May 27, 2023
New supernova! M101 explosion is closest in a decade
An amateur astronomer discovered a new supernova in M101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy) on May 19, 2023. See stunning images of the explosion here.
May 26, 2023
New Pillars of Creation and more: Video and images
NASA released a new Pillars of Creation image, a composite from Chandra and Webb. Plus more new images. And a video showing them all.
May 25, 2023
Moon analemma over Egypt’s Great Pyramids
A moon analemma follows the path of the moon over the course of a lunar month. Read how to create a moon analemma here.
May 24, 2023
Aurora photos, night of April 23-24, 2023
The night of April 23-24, 2023, featured a wonderful auroral display. Aurora photos from our community, and some tweets, here.
April 25, 2023
Dragon bones on Mars? Curiosity spies weird rocks
Did NASA's Curiosity rover find dragon bones on Mars? Nah. But these wonderfully weird spiky rocks are some of the strangest formations the rovers have seen.
April 14, 2023
See Mercury’s sodium tail in specially filtered photographs
The closest planet to the sun, Mercury, has a tail much like a comet. See Mercury's sodium tail in photographs through special filters and learn more about it.
April 12, 2023
Supernova remnant Cas A is focus of new Webb image
On April 7, 2023, ESA shared this new image from the James Webb Space Telescope of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Learn more about it here.
April 8, 2023
New Uranus image from Webb shows rings, polar cap
NASA released a new Uranus image, highlighting its stunning rings, dynamic atmosphere and brightest moons. Learn more here.
April 7, 2023
Aurora photos from Thursday’s geomagnetic storm
A geomagnetic storm produced aurora visible from even southern states on March 23, 2023. See some of our best aurora photos here.
March 24, 2023
