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Eleanor Imster

Fossil reveals how feathered dinosaurs differed from birds

The fossil of this new-to-science dinosaur offers a view into dinosaur-bird evolution.

Eleanor Imster

January 31, 2020

Newest solar telescope releases its 1st images

The clarity of these images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii is thanks to the telescope's 4-meter mirror, the world's largest for a solar telescope. "It's the biggest jump in our ability to study the sun since Galileo's time," a scientist said.

Eleanor Imster

January 30, 2020

Splash of color on Georgia’s Arabia Mountain

Diamorpha on a Georgia mountaintop

Eleanor Imster

January 30, 2020

Walking sharks discovered in tropics

Researchers have discovered 4 new species of sharks that use their fins to walk, in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.

Eleanor Imster

January 29, 2020

This week’s Venus and Neptune conjunction

The Venus-Neptune in conjunction on January 27 was the closest planetary conjunction of 2020. But - because Neptune is so faint - it wasn't easy to capture. Plus a star near Venus confused people!

Eleanor Imster

Deborah Byrd

January 28, 2020

Crescent moon and Jupiter

Jenney Disimon captured the crescent moon and Jupiter over Sabah, N. Borneo, on January 23, 2020.

Eleanor Imster

January 24, 2020

Watch ISS spacewalk January 25

Watch the last of January's 3 International Space Station spacewalks tomorrow.

Eleanor Imster

January 24, 2020

Help name the next Mars rover

Cast your vote to help name the next Mars rover, scheduled to launch in July or August 2020. The names were drawn from 9 finalist essays written by K-12 students. The voting will remain open through January 27.

Eleanor Imster

January 22, 2020

Could future moon homes be made of fungi?

For future homes on the moon, Mars, and other worlds, NASA is exploring technologies that would use mushrooms to grow self-repairing, self-replicating habitats.

Eleanor Imster

January 22, 2020

Study shows animal life thriving around Fukushima

Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, researchers have found that wildlife populations are abundant in areas now devoid of human life.

Eleanor Imster

January 21, 2020

Eleanor Imster

Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.