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Mars moon Phobos in front of sun on August 8
The Curiosity rover on the floor of the Gale Crater caught this image of Mars' larger moon Phobos passing in front of the sun on August 8, 2014.
September 15, 2014
Anticrepuscular rays in a Texas sky
Next time you see crepuscular rays extending from a sunset … turn around. Look opposite the the sun. You might catch a glimpse of elusive anticrepuscular rays.
September 14, 2014
Favorite photos of September 12 aurora
Two powerful storms on the sun this week resulted in beautiful displays of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, that dipped down as far as the northern U.S.
September 13, 2014
Harvest Moon trilogy
This past full moon was the Northern Hemisphere's Harvest Moon, known for appearing entirely or nearly full for several nights in a row.
September 11, 2014
Home is behind, the world ahead
A mesmerizing view down a long, straight stretch of road, with a wild sky above.
September 10, 2014
Milky Way and moonset
Reflections of the moon and the Milky way in a pond atop Independence Pass in Colorado's Rocky Mountains
September 8, 2014
Campfire under Milky Way at Mount Bromo
Astrophotographer Justin Ng has just returned from Mount Bromo. Here's what a night on an active volcano in Indonesia looks like.
September 7, 2014
ISS crosses the moon’s face
A composite of 1/2-second of time when two objects in space converged. ISS is at 300 kilometers and the moon is at 384,000 kilometers away.
September 5, 2014
Filipino sunset
The Republic of the Philippines in Southeast Asia - in the western Pacific Ocean - consists of 7,107 islands.
September 4, 2014
Milky Way over Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory's 1,000-foot (305-meter) radio telescope is the world's largest single-aperture telescope.
September 3, 2014
