Sign Up for Our Amazing Newsletter!
A daily update by email. Science news, great photos, sky alerts.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Posts by
Editors of EarthSky
Intelligent civilizations rarer than one in a million
NASA’s Kepler mission has identified 2,740 planets orbiting other stars, but do any of them harbor intelligent life?
February 11, 2013
Astronomers ask public to help name Pluto’s new moons
The discoverers of Pluto's two tiniest moons are inviting the public to help select names for the new moons.
February 11, 2013
How the world’s saltiest pond gets its salt
Findings based on data gathered about the sustained salinity of Antarctica’s Don Juan Pond suggest that such ponds could be possible on Mars.
February 9, 2013
Salmon use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate ocean to river, says study
Scientists examined 56 years of fisheries data documenting the return of sockeye salmon to the Fraser River in British Columbia – and the route they chose showed a correlation with changes in the intensity of the geomagnetic field.
February 8, 2013
Waste dump at the end of the world
Ecologists propose managing strategies to protect the Antarctic where there is a genuine waste problem.
February 7, 2013
Mini-explosion before star’s supernova blast
Researchers discover a star’s “mini-explosion” taking place just a month before an all-out supernova explosion.
February 7, 2013
Video: Asteroid 2012 DA14’s safe passage near Earth on February 15
Asteroid 2012 DA14 – an object about half the length of a football field – will pass Earth on February 15, 2013. Watch NASA videos about this event.
February 6, 2013
Earth-like planets are right next door
Using publicly available data, astronomers have found that six percent of red dwarf stars have habitable, Earth-sized planets.
February 6, 2013
The wings of the Seagull Nebula
This new image from ESO shows a section of a cloud of dust and glowing gas called the Seagull Nebula. These wispy red clouds form part of the “wings” of the celestial bird.
February 6, 2013
A spiral galaxy with a secret
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope – with a little help from an amateur astronomer – has produced one of the best views yet of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 106.
February 5, 2013
