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Posts by
Eleanor Imster
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
Pine Island iceberg under midnight sun
Satellite view of iceberg B-44 on December 15, near midnight.
December 29, 2017
Sorry cat-lovers: New study says dogs are smarter
The study - from a self-confessed dog lover - counted cells in animals' brains associated with thinking, planning and complex behavior.
December 28, 2017
Red kite
Graham Telford captured this image of a red kite on a cold December morning in Towton in Yorkshire, England.
December 26, 2017
Scientists explain insights from ancient Tibetan ice core
A short film about an expedition to Tibet's Guliya Glacier, where scientists drilled a Stone Age ice core going back 600,000 years. Plus a report on what the ice core reveals.
December 23, 2017
Watch: Grand Canyon cloud inversion
A full cloud inversion followed by a snowstorm over Grand Canyon National Park in this gorgeous new time-lapse.
December 19, 2017
Gaia’s view of Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), one of the nearest galaxies to our Milky Way, as viewed by ESA's Gaia satellite after its first 14 months of operations.
December 16, 2017
Juno probes depths of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Juno spacecraft data show the Great Red Spot - nearly 1.5 Earths wide - with roots penetrating some 200 miles (300 km) into Jupiter's atmosphere.
December 14, 2017
