AstroPicture
AstroPicture of the Week: Black Hole and Galaxy
A view of the galaxy NGC 5195, home to a supermassive black hole located in the upper right hand corner of the image. The black hole...
AstroPicture of the Day: North Korea highlighted by its own darkness
Can you find the border? Image via Wikipedia A Nasa Earth Observatory spokesman said at the time the picture was taken: 'North Korea is almost...
AstroPicture of the Day: Geminids of the South
I know, I know, we recently posted another AstroPicture... but I can't help it if there's too much space awesomeness! Here, the annual Geminid meteor shower did not disappoint, peaking before...
New Horizons images suggest Pluto is geologically active
NASA released a stunningly colorful new image of the dwarf planet Pluto, the latest in a series of images that steadily trickle down from the New Horizons probe since it...
Meteor strikes Thailand twice in 3 months
The first (seen in the first animation) took place on September 7 and the second one on the November 2. People though these were some planes crashing, but were later...
AstroPicture of the Day: Clouds, as seen from above
We generally look at clouds from below, but thanks to this lovely picture from the International Space Station, we also get amazing views like this one. Notice the shades from...
Astropicture of the Week: Pluto
We've seen Pluto in all its splendor recently thanks to the New Horizons mission that flew by the former planet / currently planetoid, but just when you thought it can't...
Looking at the universe naked – an Ontological Awakening
It was Stephen Hawking who said: We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the universe. That’s...
AstroPicture of the Day: Moonless Meteors and the Milky Way
All APODs are spectacular in their own way - but every once in a while, there's one that's just amazing. This is the case with Petr Horálek's picture of the Perseids....
AstroPicture of the Week: Reddit user captures mind blowing Milky Way panorama
Reddit user aryeh95 captured this mind blowing photo after many "failed attempts": "After many failed attempts I finally made my first full Milky Way arch panorama"
AstroPicture of the Day: An Eclipse at the End of the World
A total solar eclipse took place on November 23, 2003; the Moon elegantly set itself in between the Sun and the Earth, but this was only visible from the Antarctic...
AstroPictures of the Day: Pictures from the moon, by the Chinese Rover Chang’e
Chang'e are a series of Chinese lunar-orbiting spacecrafts and rovers, part of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. Here are just a few of the pictures taken during the mission. The...
AstroPicture of the Week: Types of Suits Worn by Astronauts and Cosmonauts
I stumbled upon this image a while ago, and reddit user ethan829 was kind enough to identify and name them. I managed to verify most of them. Credits for the image edit...
NASA’s Sun Watching Observatory Captures Picture of a Solar Flare
A solar flare is a sudden flash of brightness observed over the Sun's surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release. The sun emitted a mid-level solar...
Fantastic pictures of the Helix Nebula
The Helix Nebula in infrared. Image credits: NASA/Spitzer. The Helix Nebula used to be a star much like our Sun, but it is now in a...
Astropicture of the Day: Orion goes for a swim
NASA's Orion spacecraft awaits the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage for a ride home. Orion launched into space on a two-orbit, 4.5-test flight at 7:05 am EST...
AstroPicture of the day: How the surface of a comet looks like
Rosetta is a robotic space probe built and launched by the European Space Agency to perform a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko - and here is how the surface of...
AstroPicture of the Day: Stunning view of Milky Way from Maine
The Milky Way is breathtaking no matter how you look at it, but in this picture, it looks absolutely stunning. Astrophotographer Adam Woodworth took this image from the Raven's Nest...
AstroPicture of the Day: Space Shuttle Concept (1969)
When you think about it, they weren't really that far off from what we are doing today, which you can see below. However, some key elements are indeed different -...
