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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
Curious holes in Arctic sea ice
Warming seawater might be the culprit, or seals might have gnawed the holes. For now, the strange circular holes in Arctic sea ice, photographed earlier this month, are mysterious.
April 29, 2018
Sunset at Shell Beach, California
Shell Beach is a neighborhood in the city of Pismo Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California. Photographer Mimi Ditchie caught this image on Earth Day weekend.
April 27, 2018
Judge’s Shack
The Milky Way rising over the historic Judge’s Shack in Island Beach State Park in New Jersey.
April 26, 2018
