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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
Anak Krakatoa began a new eruption February 3
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa Volcano began a new eruption on February 3, 2022, as seen in this image shared by the European Space Agency.
February 5, 2022
Antarctica’s Larsen B embayment has disintegrated
After more than a decade in the Larsen B embayment, a large expanse of sea ice broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula in January 2022.
February 4, 2022
1st US satellite – Explorer 1 – launched 64 years ago this week
On January 31, 1958, the United States launched its 1st satellite, Explorer 1. The satellite led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts.
January 30, 2022
Asteroid 2022 AE1 poses no danger to Earth
Newly discovered Asteroid 2022 AE1 was temporarily at level 1 on the Torino scale. Now it's off the list entirely. Why? Why didn't astronomers know?.
January 25, 2022
