A ribbon of ammonia in Orion

Radio telescopes have detected a 50-light-year filament of star-forming gas, zigzagging its way through the northern portion of the Orion Molecular Cloud.

Saturn over New York City

Think you can't see stars or planets from the city? Check out these 2 photos of Saturn over New York.

Close and far moons

Peter Lowenstein in Zimbabwe contrasts the size of the May 27 waxing crescent moon, which was close to Earth, with the June 9 full moon, which was far from Earth.

Saturn’s 2-toned moon

Saturn's moon Iapetus is a world of contrast, with light and dark regions fitting together like cosmic puzzle pieces.

Milky Way over the Everglades

Watch this video, showing Earth spinning under the sky of the southern Everglades in Florida.

Fav photos: 2017’s smallest full moon

EarthSky friends outdid themselves this weekend, taking photos of the full moon. Thanks to all who contributed!

Milky Way over Mount Abu Observatory

Nikunj Rawal captured the Milky Way over India's Mount Abu Observatory on June 1.

Last night’s moon and Jupiter

The EarthSky community comes through again! Wonderful photos of the moon and Jupiter on June 3, 2017, from around the world.

Close conjunction of Venus and Uranus

Planet Venus passed 1.8 degrees south of planet Uranus on June 2, 2017, and Eliot Herman in Tucson captured their close conjunction.

This season’s 1st noctilucent clouds

Late May is typically the start of the season for noctilucent clouds, aka night-shining clouds. A photographer in Denmark has already captured some!

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