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Eleanor Imster
July 2017 tied with 2016 for hottest July
It was another hot July. Last month was tied with July 2016 as the warmest July in the 137 years of modern record-keeping.
August 23, 2017
Eclipse photos from EarthSky friends
We received many more wonderful photos of the August 21 eclipse than for any prior event. We love them all, and wish we could post them all!
August 22, 2017
The hunt for asteroids
New short video from NASA about the hunt for potentially hazardous asteroids and comets, and ways to defend Earth against them.
August 21, 2017
Anticrepuscular rays
Laura Bavetz captured these anticrepuscular rays on August 4, 2017.
August 13, 2017
Meteor in moonlight
Jarred Donkersley captured this meteor on August 5 around midnight, from Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona, with a nearly full moon in the sky.
August 12, 2017
Lighthouse lightning
Jerry James took this shot in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He calls it "Patience is Key."
August 6, 2017
Morning tranquility
Yuri Beletsky captured this scene from the Australian east coast, with Venus, the constellation Orion, and the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters shining in all their glory.
August 3, 2017
Lots of water inside the moon?
Researchers have detected widespread water within ancient volcanic deposits on the moon.
August 2, 2017
This is not a mystical tree …
It’s an aerial view of glacial river patterns in Iceland. Manish Mamtani used a drone to capture this image.
July 30, 2017
Gauging Arctic’s summer sea ice melt
This past winter, Arctic sea ice extent sank to a record low for the 3rd straight year. Now, NASA is looking at the summer melt season's impact on the Arctic's oldest, thickest sea ice.
July 27, 2017
