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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Antarctic meteorites are sinking in melting ice
Warming temperatures are causing Antarctic meteorites to sink through melting ice. These samples of our solar system are keys to understanding earthly life.
April 22, 2024
Comet Pons-Brooks’ outbursts made it the Devil Comet
Comet Pons-Brooks was the Devil Comet in 2024 thanks to outbursts that gave it a horned appearance. Read more about the comet here.
April 21, 2024
Is alien life purple? Researchers look beyond Earth’s green
Is alien life purple? Researchers from Cornell University think that as far as alien worlds go, purple may be the new green.
April 19, 2024
U.S. wildfire season outlook suggests a slow start
The wildfire season forecast is out. Learn what regions have a higher risk and which ones have a lower risk for April to July 2024. Maps here.
April 19, 2024
Meet Sextans, the constellation of the sextant
Sextans the Sextant is in a dim patch of sky between Leo and Hydra that is home to some interesting galaxies, and one of the largest supermassive black holes.
April 16, 2024
Total solar eclipse pics and video from the EarthSky community
Check out these wonderful total solar eclipse pics and video from our EarthSky community! See our editor's picks that capture the partial and total phases.
April 14, 2024
Media we love: The Big Ones, a book review
The Big Ones by Lucy Jones looks at some of history's most destructive natural events, how they changed our world and ways to prepare and recover.
April 12, 2024
When is the next total solar eclipse? Find out here!
When is the next total solar eclipse? If the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse gave you the bug for eclipse-chasing, you'll want to know: Find out here!
April 9, 2024
Is the rare New Jersey earthquake related to the eclipse?
Conspiracy theorists are imagining a connection between yesterday's New Jersey earthquake and Monday's solar eclipse. The quake and the craziness here.
April 6, 2024
Why is this sun spacecraft image blinking?
Sometimes, we see a sun spacecraft image that seems to blink. This happens when the spacecraft sends back a data stream where some of the data are corrupted.
March 29, 2024
