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Cosmic saguaro
Saguaro cactus in the starlight, in the desert outside Tucson, Arizona.
October 27, 2019
Star trails from the ISS
Photo of star trails by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
October 24, 2019
Tycho supernova
New image of the Tycho supernova remnant from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
October 23, 2019
Spiral galaxy in profile
Hubble Telescope view of a spiral galaxy - called NGC 3717 - oriented sideways.
October 19, 2019
Rainbow over Bavaria
A rainbow glows over Kranzhorn Mountain in Germany's Bavarian Alps.
October 18, 2019
Aurora over Sweden
"Nature's green magic over Sweden," said photographer Jörgen Norrland Andersson, who captured this image on September 27, 2019 Thank you Jörgen!
October 5, 2019
Minuteman III launch
Alex Ustick captured the launch of Minuteman III - an unarmed test missile - from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California.
October 3, 2019
The young moon returns
And, especially if you're on the southern half of Earth's globe, Venus and Mercury are also back in the evening sky.
September 30, 2019
