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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
See it! Moon sweeps past Jupiter
Have you been watching the moon's sweep past Jupiter this week? From the time they rise in mid- to late evening until dawn, they're still the brightest things up there.
April 5, 2018
Antarctic ice grounding lines are shifting
Europe's CryoSat satellite was used - over 7 years - to track 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of Antarctic coastline. It can be seen warm ocean water is eating away at Antarctica's floating margins.
April 4, 2018
A beautiful conjunction of Mars and Saturn
Red Mars and golden Saturn were only 1.3 degrees apart on April 2, 2018, about the width of your finger at arm's length. Photos from the EarthSky community. Thanks to all who submitted.
April 3, 2018
Forgotten boat and 3 planets
Photographer Nima Asadzadeh caught Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn against the backdrop of the distant Milky Way center, from Lake Urmia, Iran.
April 2, 2018
