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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
Supernova erupts in M66
M66 is a galaxy 36 million light-years away in the direction to our constellation Leo. A star exploded there 36 million years ago ... and came into view in Earth's sky this weekend.
May 30, 2016
Saturn’s south polar vortex
A monstrous vortex sits at Saturn's south pole. It's not just beautiful. It also lets astronomers peer deep into Saturn's dense atmosphere.
May 28, 2016
Cloud-free Africa
The European Space Agency used 7,000 satellite images - acquired from late 2015 through early 2016 - to make this mosaic of Africa.
May 27, 2016
