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An early Eta Aquarid meteor

Eliot Herman in Tucson has an automatic camera set-up that catches many meteors. He caught this one Wednesday morning.

May 4, 2017

Venus rising at dawn

While you're watching for meteors Friday and Saturday mornings, watch for Venus, too. It's very bright and ascending in the east at dawn. Photo by Steve Scanlon Photography.

Eleanor Imster

May 4, 2017

Big Dipper over Chile

Yuri Beletsky took this shot of the Big Dipper over Northern Chile.

Eleanor Imster

May 3, 2017

Tulip field in Holland

Keukenhof in Holland - situated on what once were hunting grounds for a 15th century castle - is now known for its tulips. Here's how one tulip field looked a few days ago.

Deborah Byrd

May 2, 2017

Milky Way over New Zealand

The core of the Milky Way is coming back into view in the evening. Here's a preview, from a glorious Southern Hemisphere vantage point.

Deborah Byrd

May 1, 2017

Io’s shadow on Jupiter

Here's is Jupiter's closest moon, Io, casting its shadow on Jupiter's cloud tops. Another moon, Europa, is to the left.

Deborah Byrd

April 29, 2017

Black dog, rising moon, San Juan Islands

This black dog's name is Smokey. He belongs to James Younger, who captured this photo April 19, 2017 while camping at the San Juan Islands in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

Deborah Byrd

April 26, 2017

Raining stars

Although they're called shooting stars, meteors aren't star-related. They're really comet dust. Nature photographer John Ashley created this composite image of the Lyrid meteor shower peak April 22.

Deborah Byrd

April 25, 2017

How our Milky Way looks from space

Composite of 2 spiral galaxies - offered in celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 27th birthday today - shows how our Milky Way galaxy might look if we were outside it.

Deborah Byrd

April 24, 2017