Who saw Lyrid meteors this week? Chuck Mason captured this image on April 20. He said, "Lucky enough to have caught a Lyrid Meteor over the Dallas Divide, Ridgway, Colorado."
Scientists have detected the 1st type of molecule that ever formed in the universe - a combination of helium and hydrogen called helium hydride - in a planetary nebula near the constellation Cygnus.
When heavy rain falls over Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean, temperatures in California's Central Valley will reach 100 degrees F (38 C) in 4 to 16 days, says a new study.
A new study of fossils unearthed by Depression-era workers reveal that camels, antelopes and relatives of modern elephants and dogs were among the animals that roamed a veritable "Texas Serengeti" millions of years ago.
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.