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Skygate from afar
Honolulu, Hawaii

Sky Gate

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
astronomy

The 'Strawberry Moon Solstice' is A Big Misunderstanding

It's getting a lot of press, but is not actually that rare.
Jessie Guy-Ryan June 19, 2016
The Liver of Piecenza
Piacenza, Italy

Liver of Piacenza

The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.
space exploration

Watch An Unknown Object Hit Jupiter

It was probably a small asteroid.
Erik Shilling March 29, 2016
Gauss' Grave in Cheltenhampark
Göttingen, Germany

Grave of Carl Friedrich Gauss

The man who gave his name to magnetic measurement is buried in the city where he did his best work.
astronomy

How Female Computers Mapped the Universe and Brought America to the Moon

Teams of female scientists made critical breakthroughs in astronomy and mathematics–but it was decades before they'd get credit for them.
Natalie Zarrelli March 4, 2016
Our Sun, looking radiant in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage Light Speed Planet Walk

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
astronomy

FOUND: A Cuneiform Text That Shows How Babylonians Used Geometry to Track Jupiter

Sarah Laskow January 28, 2016
The world's second-oldest observatory in all its glory
Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden Observatory

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.
Southern African Large Telescope
Cape Town, South Africa

South African Astronomical Observatory

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.
space exploration

22 Candid Photos from NASA's Just-Released Project Apollo Archive

Anika Burgess October 7, 2015
space exploration

Fleeting Wonders: Super Blood Moon

Tao Tao Holmes September 24, 2015
Westerbork Radio Telescope (WSRT) in operation
Zwiggelte, Netherlands

Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.
Dwingeloo Radio Observatory
Dwingeloo, Netherlands

Dwingeloo Radio Observatory

This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.
The Hague, Netherlands

Celestial Vault

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.
Fairmont City, Illinois

Illinois Woodhenge

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Central stones at Kūkaniloko Birthstones
Wahiawa, Hawaii

Kukaniloko Birthstones

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.
Collegium Maius
Krakow, Poland

Collegium Maius

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.