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EarthSky Voices
Hurray! Voyager 1 has phoned home with engineering updates
Voyager 1 has again begun sending an intelligible signal back to Earth. Scientists hope they can prompt the craft to resume sending science data.
April 23, 2024
Reforestation in US East helped keep it cool
According to new research, reforestation in the eastern U.S. helped counter rising temperatures in the 20th century. Learn more here.
April 17, 2024
Death Valley is in bloom, temporary lake still there
The heavy rains in Death Valley National Park over the past 6 months created a temporary lake and now a profusion of wildflowers.
April 14, 2024
Total solar eclipses are due to a fantastic coincidence
Total solar eclipses are the result of a fantastic coincidence: The moon is 400 times smaller than the sun but also 400 times closer to Earth.
April 7, 2024
How the ancients explained eclipses: gods, dragons and more
Learn how some of the ancients explained eclipses, from gods and goddesses to hungry animals to the glimmers of early science.
April 6, 2024
The threat of supernovas to life on Earth
The threat of supernovas to life on Earth is due to their intense radiation. Fortunately, they'd have to be fairly close to affect Earth.
April 5, 2024
Human World
A total solar eclipse provides engagement opportunities
A total solar eclipse touches on several disciplines of knowledge, including different cultures and their interpretations of eclipses throughout history.
April 4, 2024
The April 8 eclipse will reduce solar power, strain the grid
The April 8 eclipse will impact solar power generation, straining the grid. But grid operators are ready to compensate for the loss of energy production.
April 4, 2024
Can we use science to make ourselves happier?
Is it possible to use science to learn how to be happy? If so, what does it take? Just like physical fitness, it turns out the answer is keeping healthy habits.
April 2, 2024
The April 8 total solar eclipse could scramble bird behavior
Researchers will be studying the reaction of birds - which are in the midst of spring migration - during the total solar eclipse of April 8.
March 31, 2024
