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Lightning strikes, seen from ISS

Is this cool or what? Time-lapse video from International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake.

February 10, 2016

The politico-economics of King Corn

Scott Fausti talks with EarthSky's Ben Duval about the potential future of corn agriculture and its implications for environmental sustainability.

Benjamin D. Duval

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.

Eleanor Imster

February 3, 2016

Fungi survive Martian conditions on ISS

Antarctic fungi survive Martian conditions after being strapped on the outside of the International Space Station for 18 months.

Eleanor Imster

February 1, 2016

And now … a real ISS transit of Saturn

A fake image ran in APOD a few days ago, but this video of an International Space Station transit across the face of Saturn looks real.

Deborah Byrd

January 26, 2016

Magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Alaska

There were no reports of injuries, but the powerful earthquake left a fair amount of cleanup to do, plus some frightened people in Alaska.

Deborah Byrd

January 24, 2016

2015 hottest year on record, by far

"What we have seen this past year will likely be routine in about 15 years, although regionally the details will vary considerably," says climate expert Kevin Trenberth.

EarthSky Voices

January 23, 2016

Flower blooms in space

Here it is! A flower grown on the International Space station blooms.

Eleanor Imster

January 20, 2016

Constellation named for David Bowie?

MIRA Public Observatory and Studio Brussels say they have 'registered a constellation' named for the late, beloved rock musician. Hmm, says astronomer Guy Ottewell.

EarthSky Voices

January 20, 2016