Sun news October 12: After the storm, a calm. But … coronal holes!

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.

Auroras everywhere! Best pics from October 10 display

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.

Why leaves change color. Plus, EarthSky spies peak fall color 2024

The vivid yellows, oranges and reds of autumn leaves are there throughout spring and summer, but hidden. Here's why leaves change color in the fall.

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key in Florida

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.

Anteaters are vacuum-like animals: Lifeform of the week

Anteaters are known for their vacuum-like feeding habits, using their long trunks and tongues to consume up to 35,000 ants and termites daily.

Dolphins make smile-like expressions during play

Bottlenose dolphins use an open-mouth facial expression when playing with each other, resembling what humans might perceive as a “smile.”

Sea robins use their legs to taste the seafloor

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.

GOES-19 first light images show stunning view of Earth

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.

Earth has an asteroid mini-moon for 2 months

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.

Lifeform of the week: Axolotls, the key to eternal youth?

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!