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Learn about Michael Carroll's book Planet Earth, Past and Present. The richly illustrated book looks at history, habitability, our solar system and more.
Read a book review of "Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024" by Mark Littmann and Fred Espenak. Reviewed by Bruce McClure.
In this installment of Media We Love, EarthSky writer Lia De La Cruz recommends Black Mirror, a TV series that taps into unease about the modern world.
"Super Volcanoes" by Robin George Andrews is about the superiority of volcanoes, from Yellowstone's supervolcano to icy geysers in the outer solar system.
In this installment of Media We Love, EarthSky editor Kelly Kizer Whitt recommends the Merlin Bird ID app. It's a free app! Learn how it works here.
In this installment of Media we love, EarthSky editor Kelly Kizer Whitt recommends The Doomsday Book by Marshall Brain.
Read this movie review for Good Night Oppy, the story of the twin sisters Martian rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Learn about the movie here.
Media we love! Deborah Byrd recommends The Age of Miracles, apocalyptic fiction set against the background of an unexplained natural slowing in Earth's spin.
Media we love: EarthSky editors recommend "A Cloud a Day," a gorgeous book for those who love to gaze upward, filled with rich photos and informative text.
Media we love: EarthSky editors recommend For All Mankind, an alternate history depicting what would have happened if the global space race had never ended.
Media we love! Deborah Byrd reviews season 1 of TV's Altered Carbon. Kelly Kizer Whitt reviews the book The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking).
We're in a meteor shower drought until the April Lyrids. They'll be best overnight on April 21-22. Your 2024 meteor shower guide here.
This Valentine’s Day, we find so much to love in the many heart shapes right here on Earth or all the way to the deepest reaches of the sky.
Astronomers using the Webb space telescope discovered a cat's tail in Beta Pictoris, one of the best-known and most fascinating star systems.
Because normal is boring, we love this large and odd-looking fish. Read more about ocean sunfish, the gentle giants, and watch a video.
Astronomers have found the 1st giant stream of stars outside a galaxy. It lies among the galaxies in the Coma cluster, and it may shed light on dark matter.
Meteor showers are unpredictable but nothing beats them for a fun and relaxing time under the stars. Maximize your viewing time with these 10 tips.
See the first images from Euclid, a dazzling assortment of galaxies, clusters and nebulae that will help us understand dark matter and dark energy.
Bats might be spooky, but they pollinate flowers, control insect pests, and have inspired scientists to improve human lives in many ways.
Scientists have retrieved a weird object from the Gulf of Alaska. Dubbed the "golden orb," it's still a mystery. But now we know it's biological in origin.