Sun news for October 12, 2024. After Thursday night's big auroral display, Earth's magnetic field is calmer with 3 M flares. Coronal holes take center stage.
People around the globe saw an incredible outbreak of auroras from October 10 to 11, 2024. Check out some of our favorite images from the EarthSky community.
Hurricane Milton came onshore near Siesta Key in Florida on Wednesday night as a Category 3. It's now weakened to a Category 1 as it starts to move offshore.
Northern sea robins have 3 leg-like fin extensions, in front of each pectoral fin, with sensory organs that can taste the seafloor to detect buried prey.
The GOES-19 satellite achieved 1st light and is now in beta mode. This Earth-observing satellite is already sending back stunning views of our home planet.
Heads up! Earth got an asteroid mini-moon yesterday. It'll be with us for 2 months. It's 33 feet wide. Astronomers call this little asteroid - now our littlest moon - 2024 PT5.
The axolotl is a spectacular, forever-young amphibian. It never loses its tadpole tail and can regenerate not only its limbs or tail, but also its organs!