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Flower pointers to Magellanic Clouds
In this image from Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, 2 flax flowers point to the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds.
January 4, 2018
New Year’s fireworks?
The elongated tail of the dwarf galaxy Kiso 5649 - seen stretching away from the galaxy’s head and scattered with bright blue stars - contains at least 4 distinct star-forming regions.
January 3, 2018
2018’s New Year’s supermoon
It was a great way to start 2018! The year started with a full moon that happened also to be the year's closest and brightest supermoon.
January 2, 2018
Celebrating the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters
Photos from Project Nightflight and others in the EarthSky community of the famous star cluster Pleiades. Look for this tiny, misty dipper in your night sky.
December 30, 2017
Pine Island iceberg under midnight sun
Satellite view of iceberg B-44 on December 15, near midnight.
December 29, 2017
Bright meteors of 2017, over Tucson
This compilation of images from Eliot Herman represents the best of more than 100,000 photos of meteors over Tucson, captured on 2017 nights.
December 28, 2017
2017 sky optics, Hong Kong
Even if you stay in one location - and a major city to boot - it's amazing what you can see just by looking up.
December 27, 2017
Red kite
Graham Telford captured this image of a red kite on a cold December morning in Towton in Yorkshire, England.
December 26, 2017
X-ray image shows newly born elements
The elements that make up our bodies and everything around us are born inside stars. This new X-ray image shows them being released into space.
December 24, 2017
SpaceX launch wowed many, scared some, in SoCal
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch created an eerie display in the night sky over southern California on the night of December 22. Photos and video here.
December 23, 2017
