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See it! Moon and Jupiter this weekend
Thanks to our friends in the EarthSky community, who posted or submitted these wonderful photos of the moon and Jupiter!
June 12, 2016
Night shining clouds from ISS
A view of noctilucent - or night shining - clouds from the International Space Station.
June 9, 2016
Golden veil cloaks a newborn star
This beautiful new Hubble image shows a young star just emerging from its cloud of gas and dust.
June 7, 2016
A cloud in Pluto’s twilight zone?
Remember this image of Pluto, backlit? Careful analysis of it may have revealed the only cloud found so far in this world's atmosphere.
June 6, 2016
Sky lights over Granite, Colorado
Faint purple aurora borealis, green airglow, and the Milky Way over lights at a dock near Granite, Colorado.
June 4, 2016
Smoke trail from fireball over Arizona
NASA said the June 2 meteor was the largest seen by its camera network in 8 years. It identified this smoke trail as what the meteor left behind. Video of the fireball here.
June 3, 2016
Sunrise stripes on Hospital Hill, Zimbabwe
A rare combination of light and shade over a hillside in Mutare.
June 2, 2016
International Space Station over Tenerife
Plus a tajinaste rojo, a strange and very large plant endemic to the island of Tenerife.
June 1, 2016
Best Mars photos, May 2016
These past weeks have been a fabulous time to view Mars, which swept closest to Earth on May 30. Best photos from the EarthSky community!
May 31, 2016
