Diwali 2020 shone in this ashram, despite Covid-19

Images of Diwali 2020 from an ashram in India.

November butterflies!

Lovely photos of November butterflies from an ashram garden in India.

Taurid meteors rain down in November

The South and North Taurid meteor showers ramble along during November and often produce fireballs. Beautiful Taurid photos from EarthSky community members - plus more about the shower - here.

The sun is becoming active again

EarthSky community members have captured the giant sunspot region - AR 2781 - currently making its way across the sun's visible surface.

Astronomers release a black hole family portrait

"Black hole family portrait" is a fancy way of saying "new catalog." But it's a very important and exciting catalog, released October 28, 2020, by gravitational wave astronomers, containing 39 new signals from black hole or neutron star collisions.

Owl in front of the moon, with Mars above

An owl, a nearly full moon and a shining planet Mars. What more could you ask for Halloween 2020?

New NASA posters feature cosmic frights for Halloween

Check out these 3 new posters from NASA’s Galaxy of Horrors, featuring cosmic frights for Halloween. They’re free to download, and available in English and Spanish.

Venus seen by BepiColombo

The sun's second planet, Venus, as seen from the BepiColombo spacecraft as it passed on its way to the innermost planet, Mercury, earlier this month.

A close look at the Rosette Nebula

The Rosette Nebula glows in this telescopic photo by EarthSky Community member William Shaheen.

Favorite photos of October’s young moon

In the past few days, several EarthSky Community members around the world shared their photos of the young moon, a thin crescent in the west after sunset. Beautiful! Thanks to all who contributed.