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Milky Way spins across the sky
This composite - centered on celestial south - is made of images taken hourly from outside the dome of the Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory.
April 16, 2018
Milky Way over the saguaros
A symbol of American West, set against a symbol of the vast universe, caught last week in Saguaro National Park.
April 15, 2018
Sun in 3 different wavelengths
Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the sun captured in 3 different extreme ultraviolet wavelengths.
April 14, 2018
In infrared, Io appears alive with volcanos
The Juno spacecraft, now orbiting Jupiter, acquired this infrared image of the giant planet's moon Io. Each fiery dot is an active volcano.
April 13, 2018
Milky Way and zodiacal light
Gorgeous photo of the Milky Way and the zodiacal light in the early morning over Chile's Andes mountains.
April 12, 2018
Jupiter cloud patterns
See intricate cloud patterns in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter in this new view taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.
April 11, 2018
Aurora dolphin
Seeing animal shapes in clouds - or the northern lights - is what's called pareidolia.
April 10, 2018
Little cloud making whoopee
To make whoopee can mean "to engage in uproarious merrymaking." Linda Holtby said she caught this shot from 38,900 feet (11,860 meters) up.
April 9, 2018
3 worlds in a line
The waning moon is in the predawn sky, busily passing planets. EarthSky community photos of the moon, Mars and Saturn, here.
April 8, 2018
Hand of the Desert at night
Artist Mario Irarrázabal created the Hand of the Desert after the city of Antofagasta, Chile, asked him for something notable, to fill the empty space of the Atacama Desert. Astrophotographer Yuri Beletsky captured it at night.
April 5, 2018
