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Triple lightning hits the sea
Roberto Porto captured this image on September 15. He's on the island of Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands, off West Africa.
September 20, 2017
See it! Dance of planets before dawn
Mars emerged before dawn last week, to meet Mercury below bright Venus. And then the moon passed through. Thanks to all who submitted photos!
September 19, 2017
Outer space
"I'm a daydreamer and a nightthinker," wrote photographer Manuel Dietrich.
September 16, 2017
Last night’s moon over Freedom Tower
Photo taken from Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey.
September 12, 2017
Most detailed color images of Saturn’s rings, ever
As we prepare to say goodbye to Cassini at Saturn - one of the longest-running and most awesome space missions ever - here's yet another first, a finely seen section of Saturn's inner-central B Ring, in natural color.
September 11, 2017
Thursday night was fantastic for auroras
Space weather forecasters predicted the possibility of strong geomagnetic storms, resulting in a strong display of the aurora borealis, or northern lights … and they were right!
September 8, 2017
Asteroid 3122 Florence: Video and images
This large asteroid swept closest to Earth on September 1. It's big enough that astronomers are still catching it in small telescopes, as a small, slow-moving “star.”
September 8, 2017
Giant sunspots, solar flares, aurora alert!
Sunwatchers are still tracking those 2 large sunspot groups making their way across the Earth-facing side of the sun. Then yesterday there was an X-flare! Watch for possible auroras.
September 7, 2017
Saturn riding the Dark Horse
In this project nightflight image, the Dark Horse Nebula has a rider. Turn sideways to see Saturn riding on the horse's neck.
September 6, 2017
