Jupiter's moon Io has a new volcano! The volcano appears in Juno spacecraft images from February 2024. Streams of lava and sulfur stains mark its flanks.
Boeing's Starliner capsule landed safely - without its crew - on Friday night. The 2 astronauts are still stuck aboard the ISS, slated to return in February.
A small asteroid harmlessly hit Earth's atmosphere above the northern Philippines around 16:39 UTC on September 5, 2024. Watch the videos of the event here!
Landslide-triggered tsunamis due to melting glaciers and permafrost are becoming more common with global warming. Read more about Alaska and Greenland.
Get a list of the SpaceX Starlink launches for September 2024 from both the West and East Coasts. Find out how to watch the livestream, and get updates, too.
Kelly Kizer Whitt - EarthSky’s nature and travel vlogger on YouTube - writes and edits some of the most fascinating stories at EarthSky.org. She's been writing about science, with a focus on astronomy, for decades. She began her career at Astronomy Magazine and made regular contributions to other outlets, including AstronomyToday and the Sierra Club. She has nine published books, including a children's picture book, Solar System Forecast, and a young adult dystopian novel, A Different Sky.
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