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
Skydiving spider discovered in South America
Biologists have discovered a nocturnal hunting spider that can steer while falling. Watch it glide!
August 28, 2015
Got a minute? Climate change/sea level rise
How is climate change connected to sea level rise? One-minute video explains.
August 28, 2015
Want to see Earth’s super predator? Look in the mirror.
Our efficient killing technologies have given rise to the human super predator. Our impacts are as extreme as our behavior, says study.
August 28, 2015
No end in sight for western US wildfires
Satellite images capture the ongoing onslaught of wildfires in the U.S. West.
August 25, 2015
July 2015 was warmest month ever recorded
Last month's average global temperature was the all-time highest monthly temperature since record-keeping began in 1880.
August 21, 2015
No asteroid threatening Earth in September
Despite rumors, no asteroid threatens Earth. All known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids have less than a 0.01% chance of hitting Earth in the next 100 years, says NASA.
August 20, 2015
View from space: Fires in US Pacific Northwest
Wildfire outbreaks have charred nearly 7 million acres this summer. Satellite view of several fires burning in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
August 18, 2015
First digital map of world ocean floor
Scientists have created a new digital map of Earth's seafloor geology.
August 14, 2015
Where lightning flashes most
According to satellite observations, more lightning happens over land than over the oceans, and more often closer to the equator. Check out this map.
August 12, 2015
Swirling mystery of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
The Great Red Spot has been swirling wildly over Jupiter for the past 150 years, but scientists still aren't sure what causes the gigantic storm's reddish hues.
August 11, 2015
