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Reaching to the stars
Photographer Miska Saarikko titled this image Reaching to the Stars.
July 31, 2018
Every point is a galaxy
At first glance, it's just a square filled with tiny grains of static. But incredible as it is to imagine, every single point of light in this image is actually a distant galaxy, as observed by ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory.
July 29, 2018
Full moon eclipse and Mars
Mars was brighter in late July than it had been since 2003. Then - on July 27 - that very bright Mars appeared near the moon as it was undergoing a total eclipse.
July 28, 2018
Night-shining clouds over Estonia
Kairo Kiitsak captured an impressive display of noctilucent, or night-shining, clouds, in Simuna, Estonia on July 26, 2018. Noctilucent clouds are seen at high latitudes only from about mid-May to August. Wondrous, if you can catch them!
July 28, 2018
See it! Mars is very bright now
It's the brightest Mars has been in our sky since since 2003. Photos from the EarthSky community here.
July 26, 2018
Tennessee double rainbow
Becky Gillum captured this double rainbow in Cherokee Lake, Tennessee. She said, "With all the storms we've been having, it was only a matter of time until a rainbow appeared."
July 25, 2018
Dust storm rolls in on Mars
Forecast for Mars: dust! This smaller storm appeared on Mars in April 2018, prior to the planet-wide storm happening now.
July 21, 2018
Mars from the International Space Station
Astronaut photo of Mars from the International Space Station (ISS), In this image, Mars has been highlighted and enlarged 20 times.
July 20, 2018
Volcanic mood rings
The crater lakes at the summit of Kelimutu volcano in Indonesia change colors from day to day. The colors can change from white, green, blue and brown to black.
July 18, 2018
