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Striking new image of M106
This spectacular image features spiral galaxy Messier 106 and its diminutive neighbors, as well as a dense field of background galaxies and foreground stars.
March 30, 2021
Golden hour at an Indiana lake
The golden hour - actually, more like 30 minutes - is that magical period of daylight shortly after sunrise or before sunset, when the brightness of the sky matches streetlights, signs and car headlights. Photographers love it!
March 27, 2021
Spring Milky Way over Cape Cod
Dark skies let the Milky Way shine, and this stunning shot from Cape Cod exhibits our galaxy in its full glory, even reflected on the water!
March 26, 2021
Owl keeps an eye out, in New York
This nocturnal owl wakes briefly during the day to have a quick look around.
March 25, 2021
Olympus Mons volcano on Mars, from UAE’s Hope
United Arab Emirates' Hope spacecraft has begun producing images of Mars's surface, including a view of Olympus Mons, highest volcano in the solar system.
March 23, 2021
10 years after Japan’s big tsunami
See before and after satellite images of one coastal city from the March 11, 2011, Japanese tsunami. How it looked before, and how it looks today.
March 21, 2021
China’s largest dust storm in a decade hits Beijing
A satellite image shows an enormous plume of sand and dust that blanketed northern China on March 15, 2021.
March 19, 2021
Torrential rains drench Hawaii
A strong tropical depression picking up moisture from the warm ocean caused widespread flooding in the Hawaiian islands.
March 18, 2021
A Martian cloud reveals its secrets
Clever camerawork allowed scientists to view an elusive cloud that streams away from Mars' volcano Arsia Mons and determine how it's formed.
March 11, 2021
Photographs of historic Mars and Pleiades conjunction
On March 3, 2021, the red planet Mars and Pleiades star cluster in Taurus will appear close together on the sky's dome. The two won't get this close again until 2038! See photos of the big event.
March 3, 2021
