Apr 9, 2026 – The Artemis II mission got a good bit of the space (heh heh) in last week's Sky Candy, and honestly, there was so much since then that…

Apr 4, 2026 – And some normal sky candy just as seasoning.Also, it's PJ Media policy to make fun of the New York Times whenever possible, so we'll … For all the aurora pictures I've run in Sky Candy, I've never gotten both poles at once before.There are actually five crew members …  — Tennyson, "Ulysses"Back next week, on Friday this time, with more Sky Candy.…

Apr 10, 2026 – Sky Candy Special: To the Moon, Alice!…

Mar 27, 2026 – I don't know why, but this one struck me.   I would love to have been on this flight.A pilot just flew through one of the strongest aurora storms in years — and saw the sky explode in color.From the cockpit of a Boeing 787, pilot Matt Melnyk had a view like...

Mar 20, 2026 – Comment, share, and come back next week for more Sky Candy.…

Mar 23, 2026 – Sky Candy in the CloudsTrump's 'Islamophobia' Has New York Times Enraged, Because Islam Is Cute and Cuddly'The Hemisphere Must Be Cleansed…

Mar 13, 2026 – universe is a cycle.Stars are born in nebulae, die in powerful explosions and their material forms new generations of stars.Every deep-sky … As always, I love comments, and hope you'll be back next week for more Sky Candy.…

Mar 6, 2026 – Dan Simmons, who wrote Hyperion and many other books, died this week, so that gave me the soundtrack.   I somehow never read Hyperion or any of his other books. I just ordered Hyperion on Kindle.In the meantime, my theme for this week is "I thought these were pretty."The cosmos gifted us...

Feb 27, 2026 – Candy: There's No Place Like HomeThere's big space news, too. … Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 27, 2026Which is a lot of progress, for all the bumps on the road.Come back next week for another Sky … Candy.…

Feb 20, 2026 – @AbelBorrasca #Astrophotography #astronomypictureoftheday #Astrophotographer #Deepsky #longexposure #Sky pic.twitter.com/PXzEUdCU93 …  Happy Spring Festival, and come back next week for more Sky Candy.春节快乐!…

Feb 13, 2026 – Pretty soon, people will be looking back at Earth in the sky, saying "Remember when?" … So watch this space.And come back for more Sky Candy next Friday.Recommended: Solar Storm Sky Candy…

Feb 16, 2026 – Sky Candy: There's No Place Like HomeThe SAVE Act and How the Left Killed the Honor SystemThe Courage They Didn’t Teach: The Man Who…

Feb 6, 2026 –  Maybe I can gamify Sky Candy today. Here's Pac-Man.Nebulosa Pacman, Ngc 281 en SHO.📸Astrophotography_A.R.B.…

Jan 30, 2026 – Unreal results ✨This week’s astrophotos remind you why people fall in love with the night sky! … astrophotography pic.twitter.com/jzlgeAWBpH— Roger Hyman (@hyman_roger) January 28, 2026We usually see individual images, but the sky … I promise next Friday will be a little lighter.Sentience shall seed the stars.Also for our VIPs: Solar Storm Sky Candy…

Jan 23, 2026 – Forget my dreams of a slow news week. This week, there was big news in the sky as well, and the gods know what all has been happening on Earth.So here's a soundtrack.    And here's the big sky news.    "Second megaflare," of course, implies we've already had a first megaflare.Getting some really...

Jan 16, 2026 – Let's just hang out, recover from the holidays, and look at some pretty pictures.  30 Doradus is one of my favorites, especially in color.Dive into the deep sea vibes, cosmic edition —where the universe trades water for stardust and turns a nebula into an otherworldly ocean!Hubble's breathtaking 2014 masterpiece plunges us...

Jan 19, 2026 – It’s Neither.PRedictions, PRojections, PRaise, and PRedators: How to Break the Dems (While There’s Still Time)Sky Candy New Year's…

Jan 9, 2026 – NebulaChristmas Tree Cluster & Cone NebulaOrion Nebula #Astrophotography #Space #DeepSky #Astronomy pic.twitter.com/CoYyGaP6O1— Sky … As always, comment and let me know you're seeing these, and come back next week for more Sky Candy.…

Jan 2, 2026 – But from the inside.The Milky Way from the Himalayas pic.twitter.com/3whlRPWEO4— Night Sky Today (@NightSkyToday) January 1, 2026This … Candy — not Space Candy, no matter what you've heard — for this week. … Look for more Sky Candy next week.…

Dec 19, 2025 – Candy this week, but the available pictures didn't cooperate. … If things go as usual, all the Christmas stuff will come out next week, so maybe we'll have a special post-Christmas Sky Candy.But … Candy in ContextAnd a closing thought.[✏️ Rob Seaman] pic.twitter.com/nBskzbFx9O— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 19, 2025…

Dec 12, 2025 – Not that old.How old will you be when the Halley's comet visits Earth's sky again in 2061? … pic.twitter.com/K9WDgIkHjY— Night Sky Today (@NightSkyToday) December 12, 2025One of the most important tools in astronomy is spectroscopy … Not much Sturm und Drang, which, frankly, is what I needed.Related: Sky Candy: To Infinity and BeyondAs always, I love comments, and…

Dec 5, 2025 – Then we'll do some normal sky candy, and then I have a special section of Starlink, SpaceX, and space exploration news. … But here's a fun image.What our night sky would look like if the Andromeda Galaxy were brighter... pic.twitter.com/lPYjM5cCpW— Curiosity…

Nov 28, 2025 – Okay, it's a little late. I went to friends' for Thanksgiving, and I'm recovering slowly. Here's a nice, calming, restful soundtrack for today. Let's start with a look back at the Good Old Days of science fiction.Classic Valigursky magic: that unmistakable needle-nosed, finned silver rocket slicing through the sky like it...

Nov 20, 2025 – in microgravity with our camera. pic.twitter.com/G45oNvb5Lg— Don Pettit (@astro_Pettit) November 20, 2025So that's another week of Sky … Candy.…

Nov 14, 2025 – ☄️ A meteor just streaked across the Southwest Florida sky in broad daylight at 12:39 PM this afternoon. … Come back next week for more Sky Candy.…