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A beautiful end to a star’s life
X-rays from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink) shows superheated gas around the dense, hot core of an aging star.
July 12, 2013
Delicate Arch illuminated by flashlight
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, illuminated here by a woman with a flashlight.
July 10, 2013
Milky Way over boat launch at Lake St. George, Maine
Notice the reflections of the stars and the Milky Way next to the dock in this shot by Mike Taylor.
July 7, 2013
Shell of a recent supernova
The object G1.9+0.3 is 28,000 light-years from Earth, near the center of our Milky Way. It's an expanding shell in space, left behind by a recent supernova.
July 4, 2013
Moon in the country of midnight sun
This looks like any ordinary photo of a twilight sky, doesn't it? Yes, until you realize what time the photo was taken. It was July 1, 2013 at 1:16 a.m.
July 3, 2013
When Saturn eclipses the sun
In 2006, the Cassini spacecraft saw Saturn eclipse the sun. These eclipses are rare, but another is due to happen on July 19, 2013.
July 2, 2013
Northern lights over Montana
Northern Lights from top of Beartooth Pass, Montana, by EarthSky Facebook friend Kevin Harrell
June 30, 2013
