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Saturday night’s extremely young moon
Photo and animation of an extremely young moon - only 18 hours past the new phase - setting over a hill last night, as seen from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
June 25, 2017
El Capitan on 1st day of summer
The El Capitan rock formation reflected in a flooded valley in California's Yosemite National Park.
June 23, 2017
Auroras in front of Magellanic Clouds
Hunter Davis, at the South Pole, captured auroras flickering in front of the two Magellanic Clouds.
June 21, 2017
Sunset
No matter where you are on Earth, your northernmost sunsets of the year are happening around now.
June 20, 2017
A ribbon of ammonia in Orion
Radio telescopes have detected a 50-light-year filament of star-forming gas, zigzagging its way through the northern portion of the Orion Molecular Cloud.
June 18, 2017
Saturn over New York City
Think you can't see stars or planets from the city? Check out these 2 photos of Saturn over New York.
June 17, 2017
Close and far moons
Peter Lowenstein in Zimbabwe contrasts the size of the May 27 waxing crescent moon, which was close to Earth, with the June 9 full moon, which was far from Earth.
June 16, 2017
Saturn’s 2-toned moon
Saturn's moon Iapetus is a world of contrast, with light and dark regions fitting together like cosmic puzzle pieces.
June 15, 2017
Milky Way over the Everglades
Watch this video, showing Earth spinning under the sky of the southern Everglades in Florida.
June 14, 2017
Fav photos: 2017’s smallest full moon
EarthSky friends outdid themselves this weekend, taking photos of the full moon. Thanks to all who contributed!
June 10, 2017
