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EarthSky Voices
Freezing rain: The beauty and the danger
What causes the dangerous winter weather - freezing rain - that can down power lines, paralyze cities, bring down trees and cause serious accidents?
January 17, 2025
Space
Little Red Dots might indicate ancient, growing black holes
Astronomers studying Webb's mysterious Little Red Dots have found evidence they could be ancient galaxies with black holes growing at their centers.
January 16, 2025
What is a variable star?
What is a variable star? It's a star that brightens and dim in a cycle that might last hours, or weeks, or months, or longer. Astronomers know millions!
January 15, 2025
Surprising spiral galaxy hosting a quasar jet
A recent Hubble image reveals a spiral galaxy hosting a quasar. Typically, quasars are older galaxies that have grown very massive and are not spiral shaped.
January 13, 2025
Mercury images from final flyby of BepiColombo!
ESA released new Mercury images from BepiColombo's final flyby of Mercury on January 8, 2025. The spacecraft will eventually go into orbit around Mercury.
January 10, 2025
Space
Kiss and capture: A new explanation for Pluto’s largest moon
Pluto and Charon may not have formed in a destructive collision like Earth and its moon, but through a newly discovered "kiss and capture" mechanism.
January 8, 2025
Space
3 years of the Webb telescope: Here’s what it’s discovered
In the 3 years since it was launched, Webb has made a host of intriguing discoveries. Here's a rundown of its most important findings so far.
January 7, 2025
Human World
Animal spies: The world’s most bizarre secret weapons
Governments have long relied on animal spies for covert operations, enlisting pigeons, cats and, recently, a beluga whale.
January 5, 2025
Space
When you wish upon a star, is it already dead?
Some cynics say that when you wish upon a star, that star is already dead. But don't listen to them! The stars you can see, and your dreams, are perfectly safe.
January 2, 2025
Mars starts a new year: avalanches, icy explosions and dunes
A new and explosive year began on Mars on November 14, 2024. NASA and its partners are tracking the season's strange and unique features.
December 31, 2024
