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It looked like the sun set twice
A lone, small, very brightly illuminated passing cloud - at the exact point where the sun was going down - caused the illusion of a double sunset.
March 21, 2017
Last sunset of winter sun pillar
Photographer Josh Blash caught this sun pillar last night in Hampton, New Hampshire. It's caused by ice crystals drifting in the air.
March 20, 2017
New mosaic of Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula - 1,400 light-years away- is the closest star formation region to Earth. This image is the latest in the Hubble Space Telescope's collection.
March 18, 2017
Last night’s successful SpaceX launch
After standing down due to high winds, SpaceX chose March 16 for its EchoStar XXIII launch. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket delivered this commercial communications satellite for EchoStar Corporation to a geostationary transfer orbit.
March 17, 2017
Celestial spiral is a double star
It's not a spiral galaxy. It's a double star system seen from Earth to create a spiral shape in a shell of gas.
March 16, 2017
Venus as a crescent world
Photos from the EarthSky community of the planet Venus - next planet inward from Earth in orbit around the sun - in early 2017, in a crescent phase.
March 15, 2017
See it! Moon sweeps past Jupiter
Monday and Tuesday nights, the waning moon and this planet were near each other and the 2 brightest things in the night sky. Photos from the EarthSky community.
March 15, 2017
Cloud shadow on nearby clouds
Like all objects illuminated by sunlight, clouds cast a shadow.
March 13, 2017
Vibrant sundog
A sundog - a piece of a larger halo around the sun or moon - is caused by tiny ice crystals in the upper air.
March 11, 2017
Sliding stone, Death Valley
Here's a beautiful image of a sliding (or sailing or slithering) stone at Death Valley's famous Racetrack Playa. Cat Connor caught it on Christmas Day 2014.
March 10, 2017
