Watch giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian sliding and rolling around in snow in their habitat at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington in this video.

Eleanor Imster

February 3, 2021

A giant undersea sand worm’s fossilized lair

In 20-million-=year-old rock off the coast of Taiwan, researchers have discovered what they think is the fossilized burrow of a giant, predatory sand worm.

Eleanor Imster

January 28, 2021

Check out these new Sun Science stamps!

The US Postal Service announced that they'll be releasing a series of stamps highlighting images of the sun captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Eleanor Imster

January 19, 2021

Venus sinks toward the sun

Venus has been the "morning star," shining brightly near the horizon just before sunrise. Photographers are capturing pictures in January 2021 and sharing those images with EarthSky.

Eleanor Imster

January 18, 2021

2020 tied for warmest year on record

2020 was Earth's hottest year in the 140-year record, effectively tying 2016, the previous record-holder.

Eleanor Imster

January 14, 2021

Planetary trio: Photos of Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn

The planetary trio has come and gone, but some in EarthSky's community captured photos!

Eleanor Imster

January 14, 2021

Record number of billion-dollar disasters in U.S. in 2020

Last year, the U.S. experienced a record-smashing 22 weather and climate disasters that killed at least 262 people and injured scores more. Damages exceeded $1 billion each and totaled approximately $95 billion for all 22 events.

Eleanor Imster

January 12, 2021

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.