In the northern hemisphere, July presents an ideal opportunity to stargaze whilst enjoying pleasant outdoor conditions, so don’t forget to make the most of the warm nights by familiarizing yourself with some of the spectacular […]
The image above shows a dramatic example of a green flash, as seen from the Canary Islands. This particular atmospheric optical phenomenon was considered a myth for a long time. These days, the cause of […]
The image above shows an annotated map of the Milky Way, based on recent distance measurements to distant stars located within dense and massive components of the galaxy. Although it has long been known that […]
The upper panel in the image above shows the observed average movements of stars within two sample galaxies. The image on the left in the bottom panel shows the typical motion of stars around the […]
The image above, taken by the New Horizons space probe in July of 2015, shows some detail of an extensive dune field (lower right) that abuts onto a major mountain range (upper left) on the […]
The image above shows the Belt of Venus, a rosy-hued band of light between Earth’s shadow and the upper atmosphere that occurs just after sunset, or just before sunrise. However, this atmospheric phenomenon has nothing […]
The image above shows an artists’ impression of the exoplanet Kepler-452b, the first exoplanet that was found to orbit a Sun-like star. Dubbed a super-Earth, the planet is about 60% bigger than Earth, which is […]
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