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Bonneville Salt Flats
"In the springtime, when a few inches of water rest on its surface, Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats becomes a massive, thousand-acre mirror."
March 31, 2018
Bye bye winter sky
"The next few weeks are the last chance to observe Sirius, Orion and the Hyades in the evening sky. Then we say goodbye to our old friends of the winter skies."
March 30, 2018
The colors of stars
A photographer compares the colors of the stars Rigel, Betelgeuse and Sirius.
March 28, 2018
Why orange snow in Europe?
You've seen the images from last week of Europe's orange snow? It might have baffled skiers, but meteorologists know ... it's really pretty common.
March 26, 2018
Venus after sunset
To see Venus, look west after sunset. Unless the moon is there, too, it'll be the brightest object you'll see.
March 26, 2018
Ghost tracks
The Milky Way rising over the famous buried “ghost tracks” on the beach at Cape May, New Jersey.
March 24, 2018
Find Vincent van Gogh’s Big Dipper
Here's an easy astronomy lesson, from a master in the art of loving nature.
March 23, 2018
Mars passes the Lagoon and Trifid
Mars is now brightening dramatically and making a beeline through many constellations. Astrophotographer Muzamir Mazlan in Malaysia caught it sweeping between the Lagoon and Trifid nebulae.
March 22, 2018
An unusual shot of anticrepuscular rays
It looks like ordinary crepuscular rays are coming from the reflected sunlight at the base of this mountain. But that's not what's happening in this rare photo.
March 21, 2018
