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Galaxies look like fireflies
In the darkness of the distant universe, galaxies resemble glowing fireflies, flickering candles, or sparks floating up from a bonfire.
May 13, 2018
‘Absolutely insane airglow’
Those were the words of astrophotographer Yuri Beletsky, who captured this image on May 10 from Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
May 12, 2018
Jupiter rising, Venus setting
Venus and Jupiter are the sky's 2 brightest planets, and they hang on either side of your sky now - Jupiter in the east and Venus in the west - shortly after the sun goes down.
May 11, 2018
Springtime at Ladd Observatory
Ladd Observatory is located at Brown University in Providence in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
May 10, 2018
Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano
Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Here are images and video from its ongoing eruption in Hawaii.
May 9, 2018
Eta Aquariid in moonlight
Who says you can't catch meteors in moonlight? Check out this beautiful shot of one of this weekend's Eta Aquariid meteors from Eliot Herman in Tucson.
May 6, 2018
Tangled up in blue
NASA's SDO captured the sun's only visible active region putting on a fine display.
May 5, 2018
Root of the rainbow
A rainbow happens when sunlight hits water droplets in the air. Look opposite the sun after or during a rain shower.
May 3, 2018
Gaia sees LMC stars as galactic fingerprint
It resembles a fingerprint, doesn't it? But it's really a galaxy, rotating. This image is from ESA's Gaia space observatory. It shows the rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
May 2, 2018
Late April 2018 moon and Jupiter
The moon swept past the very bright planet Jupiter in late April, shortly before the giant planet was at its closest and brightest for the year. Gorgeous photos from the EarthSky community, here.
April 30, 2018
