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The Annotated Galactic Center
The center of our Milky Way galaxy can be found some 26,000 light-years away toward the constellation Sagittarius.
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M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
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The Large Cloud of Magellan
It is the most massive of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies.
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The Perseids and the Plough
Despite interfering moonlight, many denizens of planet Earth were able to watch this year's Perseid meteor shower.
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Cygnus Skyscape
This beautiful skyscape is painted across the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy.
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On the Beach with Mars
At the end of last year's northern summer, after its dazzling opposition, Mars still shone brightly in the night.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Hill, The Moon, and Saturn
Last Sunday when the Moon was young its sunlit crescent hung low near the western horizon at sunset.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Skygazers on the Beach
Kona, a young boxer, is a dog who loves splashing in the waves along Solana Beach near San Diego, planet Earth.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Falcon 9 Nebula
Not the Hubble Space Telescope's latest view of a distant planetary nebula, this illuminated cloud of gas and dust dazzled even casual U.S. west coast skygazers on October 7.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Real Time Perseid
Bright meteors and dark night skies made this year's Perseid meteor shower a great time for a weekend campout.
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