Sky and Rockets

Here is an image of the Ring Nebula (M57) a small planetary nebula in Lyra. When a star of average size dies, its core abruptly collapses wh...

This Sunday evening and Monday morning offered some of the best sky conditions I've seen in the past weeks.  I wanted to capture comet P...

I've been spending some time checking out my new remote focuser and decided to image M82 to see how much the supernova has faded since M...

After the clouds rolled away late Saturday evening, and it was obvious that Sunday evening would be clear, I rushed home from church service...

With the skies not cooperating very much this year, getting a nice clear night with fairly steady atmosphere is rare, and you have to grab t...

Scientists using NASA's Curiosity Mars rover are eyeing a rock layer surrounding the base of a small butte, called "Mount Remarka...

It's been awhile since the last time the earth's shadow crossed the full moon; back in 2011 to be exact. Well the wait is over and t...

Check out how this crow 'thinks' his way through an elaborate eight-stage puzzle to get to the food. You won't believe it.  ...

Yep, that's right, an asteroid with rings. Read all about it on EarthSky .

Check out this picture from Hubble and this article about a galaxy that is being tugged at and torn apart. Really cool!!

Video footage of a record-breaking meteorite strike on the moon , which occurred on Sept. 11, 2013 and was unveiled today (Feb. 24), shows a...