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Rare straight lightning over Zimbabwe
No zig-zagging. No branching. A lightning expert said this single, straight bolt of lightning was extremely rare ...
March 11, 2015
Saturn, Antares and the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
A bright star, a planet, various kinds of nebulae in space, and a word about the birth and death of stars.
March 10, 2015
Moonrise over Gunnison
The full Worm Moon rising over Gunnison, Colorado on Thursday night. Photo by Matt Burt.
March 6, 2015
Towering dust devil on Mars
Dust devils on Mars can be some 10 times larger than any tornado on Earth. They're a Martian version of extreme weather.
March 5, 2015
Composites of October 8 moon eclipse
As the April 4 lunar eclipse approaches ... some interesting composites from the last lunar eclipse.
March 4, 2015
Moonlit night of plum blossoms, and other great moon and Jupiter photos
Beautiful photos of the March 2, 2015 moon and Jupiter. Our thanks to all who posted at EarthSky Facebook and G+, and submitted directly to EarthSky.org.
March 3, 2015
Meteor shower at 40,000 feet
Another good reason to grab that window seat! Colin Legg captured this great photo of a meteor shower, seen from an airplane window.
February 28, 2015
Fireball at Sandy Point, Maine
Two photographers - Mike Taylor and Sonia MacNeil of Mike Taylor Photo - caught a bright meteor, or fireball, from an icy beach.
February 27, 2015
When the daytime moon covers Venus
Beautiful time-sequenced images from 2007, when the daytime moon covered the brightest planet, Venus.
February 25, 2015
