Exploring Turkey’s dark-sky delights

Long-exposure images capture the stunning streaks created by Perseid meteors. Their tails can vary in color depending on their speed and chemical composition. Credit: Kayseri Erciyes A.Ş. Ski Resort Merhaba! That’s Turkish for “hello.” After a week of encountering so...
There’s One Last Place Planet 9 Could Be Hiding

There’s One Last Place Planet 9 Could Be Hiding

 A recently submitted study to The Astronomical Journal continues to search for the elusive Planet Nine (also called Planet X), which is a hypothetical planet that potentially orbits in the outer reaches of the solar system and well beyond the orbit of the dwarf...
Earth from Space: Côte d’Ivoire

Earth from Space: Côte d’Ivoire

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Côte d’Ivoire in western Africa. Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more. Côte d’Ivoire is located on the southern coast of west Africa on the Gulf of...