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Eleanor Imster
A new day from space
Sunrise from the International Space Station. The ISS crew sees a sunrise every 90 minutes.
January 18, 2018
Meteor lit up Michigan night skies
A brilliant fireball lit up skies in the U.S. state of Michigan Tuesday night and caused the equivalent of a magnitude 2.0 earthquake.
January 17, 2018
Drone recon finds ancient Silk Road irrigation system
Scientists used drones to map a previously-unknown, 1,600-year-old irrigation system that allowed farming in arid northwest China, one of world’s driest climates.
January 16, 2018
Sirius rising over Lake Huron
The bright star Sirius rising over Lake Huron in Michigan.
January 13, 2018
Largest known prime number discovered
The new prime number, discovered by a collaborative computer project, is nearly one million digits larger than the previous record prime number.
January 9, 2018
Scientists unearth 1st direct evidence of 1st Americans
Genetic analysis of DNA of an infant found at an Alaskan archaeological site is evidence of a previously unknown population of ancient people in North America.
January 6, 2018
Flower pointers to Magellanic Clouds
In this image from Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, 2 flax flowers point to the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds.
January 4, 2018
Ringing in 2018 with 85 new species
From sea slugs to sharks to flowering plants, spanning 5 continents and 3 oceans, these new discoveries add to Earth’s tree of life.
January 3, 2018
Top 7 EarthSky galleries of 2017
EarthSky sends out a year's worth of thank yous to our friends from around the world who shared images with us throughout the year. Please keep sharing in 2018!
December 30, 2017
