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Earthshine on this morning’s waning moon
Just as bright moonlight can illuminate an earthly landscape, so bright Earthlight can illuminate a moonscape. That earthly light on the moon is called earthshine.
September 2, 2013
Newly forming star stretched a light-year long
Hot, bright stars generate harsh stellar winds that are blast ultraviolet radiation toward a protostar, sculpting it into the light-year-long shape seen here.
September 1, 2013
Jupiter and moon before dawn on August 31
People around the world enjoyed seeing the bright planet Jupiter near the waning crescent moon on the morning of August 31, 2013.
August 31, 2013
This bird was unknown to science
Scientists say the discovery of this Herpsilochmus stotzi, and 14 other new Amazonian bird species, highlight how little we really know about species diversity in the Amazon.
August 30, 2013
Spider web engineering and art
Big spider web outside a house in Hillview, Kentucky, United States. Look below for fun facts about spider webs.
August 29, 2013
Alaska’s Sawyer Glacier
A close-up look at Alaska's Sawyer Glacier as seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Risa Bender.
August 28, 2013
Milky Way in moonless sky
Serene shot of the Milky Way in the moonless sky from Itatiaia National Park in Brazil thanks to EarthSky Facebook friend Pedro Canovas Perez.
August 27, 2013
Lunar fogbow over Finland
This luminous fogbow was captured this weekend by EarthSky Facebook friend Thomas Kast.
August 26, 2013
Earth waves at Saturn
A collage of 1400+ images of people waving at the Cassini spacecraft on July 19.
August 22, 2013
Astronauts’ sunrise with night-shining clouds
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this panoramic photo looking northeast from a point about halfway along the Aleutian Island chain.
August 22, 2013
