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Yesterday’s sun at aphelion
We reached our farthest point from the sun for 2016 yesterday at 16:24 UTC. That's 11:24 a.m. in the central U.S, 1:24 p.m. Central European Summer Time.
July 5, 2016
Earth-sized aurora on Jupiter
NASA released this image as the Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter.
July 3, 2016
This week’s old moon
A waning crescent moon - seen in the east before dawn - is called an old moon.
July 2, 2016
Venus returning to evening twilight
Don't expect to see Venus with the eye yet. It'll be back by mid-July, 2016. But it's up there each evening twilight now, setting shortly behind the sun.
July 1, 2016
Known asteroids near Earth today
The first map shows all the known asteroids within one-third of Earth's distance from the sun today - Asteroid Day - June 30, 2016. Look below for a second map.
June 30, 2016
Juno on Jupiter’s doorstep
Juno spacecraft on approach to Jupiter! The craft will arrive at Jupiter on July 4, first spacecraft to orbit the giant planet since Galileo (1995-2003).
June 29, 2016
Want to go stargazing?
Where to go stargazing in Georgia, plus a word about a new feature - Best Places to Stargaze, for people around the world - just launched at EarthSky.
June 28, 2016
Mars and star cluster NGC 5897
You need a telescope to see this globular star cluster. But red Mars is easy, still very bright in our sky, up nearly all night.
June 27, 2016
Iridescent cloud over Kentucky
Iridescent clouds appear in the same direction as the sun. Rainbow-like colors appear irregularly over the clouds in the form of colored edges, spots and bands.
June 26, 2016
