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
Eleanor Imster
Mars and Uranus
Eliot Herman captured the conjunction of Mars and Uranus on February 11, 2019, in the night sky over Tucson, Arizona. Note the color contrast between red Mars and blue Uranus.
February 13, 2019
Flying squirrels go pink in ultraviolet
A researcher using a UV flashlight to see whether some backyard frogs glow in the dark (they didn't) happened to turn his light on a flying squirrel landing on a nearby bird feeder. He was met with a bright neon pink reflection.
February 12, 2019
Stargazing destinations: Yellowknife
This 3rd episode of an ongoing stargazing video series - called Chasing Darkness - is from Yellowknife, Canada. It features the magnificent northern lights.
February 10, 2019
Orion the Hunter
Tom Wildoner captured the beautiful constellation Orion shining in the night sky over Weatherly, Pennsylvania, on February 4, 2019.
February 8, 2019
How old is Earth’s inner core?
A new study suggests Earth's inner core is only about 565 million years old - relatively young compared to the age of our 4.5-billion-year-old planet.
February 7, 2019
Cool! Watch swirling storm on Jupiter
Watch a giant, spiraling storm in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in this animation, made from images taken by the Juno spacecraft.
February 6, 2019
Listen: Is our universe a hologram?
A scientist explains one of the most mind-blowing ideas in physics in under 5 minutes.
February 3, 2019
Stargazing destinations: Oregon
Here's the 2nd video in the Chasing Darkness series, a stargazing destination guide. This episode: Skies over Oregon's Cascade Mountains and Alvord Desert.
January 31, 2019
