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Eleanor Imster
Comet lander faces eternal hibernation
Scientists have given up hope of re-establishing contact with Rosetta's comet lander, now sitting silent and dark on the comet's surface. R.I.P. Philae!
February 16, 2016
Black hole is sleeping giant
At the heart of galaxy NGC 4889 lurks one of the most massive black holes ever discovered. Astronomers think this giant has stopped feeding and is now resting.
February 13, 2016
Galaxies hidden by Milky Way revealed
For the first time, astronomers peered through stars and dust in the Milky Way galaxy to find ... more galaxies. The work helps explain a mystery Great Attractor.
February 11, 2016
Lightning strikes, seen from ISS
Is this cool or what? Time-lapse video from International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake.
February 10, 2016
Earthlike exoplanets with Earthlike interiors?
Rocky planets orbiting other stars have interiors similar to Earth's, with a thin outer crust, thick mantle, and Mars-sized core, says a new study.
February 10, 2016
Ice sheet releasing Mississippi River’s worth of phosphorus
Every year, Greenland’s ice sheet releases as much of this key marine nutrient as the mighty Mississippi releases into the Gulf of Mexico, says a new study.
February 8, 2016
U.S. Southwest is drying
Researchers identified 12 weather patterns across the region. Over the past 30 years, the 3 patterns bringing rain to the U.S. Southwest became less frequent.
February 7, 2016
See it! All 5 bright planets at once
Best photos from the EarthSky community of the 5 bright planets now visible at once in the sky before dawn. Thanks to all who posted!
February 5, 2016
New image of enormous black hole blast
It shows a giant jet of particles extending 300,000 light-years, blasting from a black hole at the center of a distant galaxy.
February 3, 2016
Watch cosmonauts’ spacewalk today
NASA TV will broadcast live coverage of a 5.5-hour spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard ISS beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET (1230 UTC) Wednesday.
February 3, 2016
