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Rare timelapse of red sprites and the southern Milky Way
Dan Zafra of Capture the Atlas shared a rare timelapse of red sprites - fleeting flashes above lightning storms - and the southern Milky Way. See it here!
October 23, 2025
See the best deep-sky photos of September 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for September 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
October 2, 2025
Stunning moon, Venus and Regulus conjunction pics !
The EarthSky community outdid itself with these photos of the crescent moon, Venus and Regulus in the morning sky on Friday, September 19, 2025.
September 19, 2025
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows comet tail in new image
Astronomers captured images live from the Gemini South telescope control room in Chile, and they showed a comet tail for 3I/ATLAS.
September 7, 2025
Meet Pismis 24, a glittering hotbed of star birth
NASA has released an incredible image of Pismis 24, a sparkling cluster of star formation. It's one of the nearest sites of massive star birth.
September 5, 2025
Butterfly nebula offers clues on how Earth-like planets form
New observations of the Butterfly nebula reveal a dust torus, energetic jets, and PAH formation, providing insight into how rocky planets like Earth assemble.
September 3, 2025
See the best deep-sky photos of August 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for August 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
September 3, 2025
Baby planet caught carving a path in its star’s dusty disk
Astronomers spot a baby planet shaping its star’s protoplanetary disk. This is a rare look at planet formation in action, 430 light-years from Earth.
August 29, 2025
Morning planets parade, plus the moon and stars!
Have you seen the morning planets parade? The moon joined forces with Venus and Jupiter to put on a great show. Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were there too!
August 22, 2025
Titan is casting its shadow on planet Saturn
Saturn's ring are currently almost edge-on, so you can see shadow transits of its largest moon Titan on its surface. See some images here.
August 19, 2025
