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Partial solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
A partial solar eclipse occurs April 30, 2022. The moon's penumbral shadow will sweep across the southeast Pacific and southern South America.
April 29, 2022
Our best images of Earth for Earth Day 2022
Enjoy this collection of some of our best images of Earth. Thanks to all who contributed their amazing photos, and have a Happy Earth Day!
April 22, 2022
Mars-Saturn conjunction: Photos from friends
Mars-Saturn conjunction was April 4 and 5, 2022, in the eastern sky before sunrise. The 2 planets appeared close! And brilliant Venus was nearby. Photos here.
April 6, 2022
Milky Way season is starting! Photos here
Milky Way season begins in the wee morning hours of spring. The EarthSky community shares their first photos of the season. Enjoy these pics!
April 5, 2022
See it! Morning planets and the moon in photos
In late March of 2022, the dawn sky put on a spectular show of morning planets and the waning moon. See EarthSky community members' photos here.
March 28, 2022
Winter fog in Willamette Valley, Oregon
Extended periods of fog in Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 2022. What is going on with Oregon? And what is temperature inversion?
February 22, 2022
February 18, 1930: Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto
On this date in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh, searching for a 9th planet, discovered Pluto. This opened the door to further exploration of the outer solar system.
February 18, 2022
Scientists forecast sea level rise of up to a foot by 2050
U.S. government agencies project that the rise in ocean height in the next 30 years could equal the total sea level rise seen over the past 100 years.
February 15, 2022
Moon still moving through Winter Circle
The ecliptic - pathway of the sun and moon - cuts through the Winter Circle. So, each month the Circle is visible, the moon sweeps past these stars.
February 13, 2022
Global sea level rise: All roads lead to one conclusion
The global sea level has risen by more than an inch (3 cm) per decade since precise satellite measurements began in the 1990s.
February 12, 2022
