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Full moon over the Acropolis
Last night's full moon rising over the Acropolis of Athens, Greece
March 17, 2014
Space rainbow: Glory seen in Venus atmosphere
For the first time, a spacecraft has imaged a rainbow-like feature known as a ‘glory’ on another planet.
March 15, 2014
Summer stars coming into view at dawn
The three stars of the Summer Triangle - Deneb, Vega, and Altair - in the March morning sky over Pennsylvania
March 14, 2014
This tiny creature is called a tardigrade
Tardigrades are microscopic animals. They can go into a state of suspended animation and survive a long time without water or oxygen, even in the vacuum of space.
March 13, 2014
Sunset over the Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea. It's between the Italian Riviera and the island of Corsica.
March 12, 2014
Mars!
The best time to see Mars in two years is here. Check out these great telescopic images of the planet and its moons, taken last week.
March 9, 2014
Zodiacal light in Monument Valley, Arizona
Zodiacal light - also called the false dusk - and the natural totem poles in Monument Valley, Arizona.
March 6, 2014
Last night’s crescent moon
Waxing crescent moon over France on March 4, by Jean-Baptiste Feldmann.
March 5, 2014
Rising sun, northern Norway
The rising sun, captured in Sørkjosen, Troms, in northern Norway by Tommy Richardsen
March 4, 2014
