2019 February 13 The Helix Nebula in Hydrogen and Oxygen Image Credit & Copyright: Andrew Campbell Explanation: Is the Helix Nebula looking at you? No, not in any biological sense, but it does look quite like an eye. The Helix Nebula is so named because it also appears that you are looking down […]
2019 February 12 Plane Crossing a Crescent Moon Image Credit & Copyright: Olivier Staiger (Binounistan.com) Explanation: No, this is not a good way to get to the Moon. What is pictured is a chance superposition of an airplane and the Moon. The contrail would normally appear white, but the large
2019 February 11 New Data: Ultima Thule Surprisingly Flat Illustration Credit: NASA, JHU’s APL, SwRI Explanation: Ultima Thule is not the object humanity thought that it was last month. When the robotic New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past the distant asteroid Ultima Thule (officially 2014 MU69
2019 February 10 Venus Unveiled Image Credit: Venus (left): NASA, JPL, Magellan Project; Earth (right): NASA, Apollo 17 Explanation: What does Venus look like beneath its thick clouds? These clouds keep the planet’s surface hidden from even the powerful telescopic eyes of Earth-bound astronome
