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Posts by
Chris Comfort
Video: Zoom into the constellation Scorpius
Zoom into the constellation Scorpius to find stellar nursery NGC 6357 – also known as the Lobster Nebula.
February 20, 2013
Video: Zoom into the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud
This video is peering toward the center of our Milky Way. It zooms in on the star cluster NGC 6520 and the dark star-forming cloud Barnard 86.
February 13, 2013
Video: Time-lapse capture of Mount Bromo volcano
Time-lapse HD video of Indonesia's Mount Bromo volcano by photographer Justin Ng.
February 3, 2013
The Milky Way stretching over Oregon’s Crater Lake
Today's image of the Milky Way stretching over Crater Lake comes from Ben Coffman.
February 1, 2013
A waning moon and its halo as seen through a willow tree
Today's image of a waning moon and its halo as seen through the branches of a willow tree comes from EarthSky Facebook friend Michael Flood.
January 30, 2013
EarthSky video schedule on Galavision’s Détras del Saber summer 2012
The two- to three-minute EarthSky en Español videos are being broadcast on the popular program Detrás del Saber at 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time.
July 2, 2012
Origami-inspired paper sensor could test for malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents
Inspired by origami, chemists at UT Austin developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents.
March 13, 2012
Earthquake in Virginia from August 2011: See the video
This video shows seismic waves from the August 23 Virginia earthquake rippling across the U.S. Watch the waves move across the country!
August 25, 2011
