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The Egyptian sky goddess and the Milky Way
Watch an interview with astrophysicist Or Graur and EarthSky's Dave Adalian discussing how the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, Nut, is linked to the Milky Way.
May 18, 2024
Is AI to blame for our failure to find alien civilizations?
Is AI - artificial intelligence - the great filter that alien civilizations are unable to evolve beyond? The threat of AI and our own self-destruction, here.
May 16, 2024
Auroras on May 10-11 wowed millions! Pics here
Auroras last night from "extreme" geomagnetic storming - which came after a week of very high activity on the sun - wowed millions around the globe.
May 16, 2024
Liujiang skeleton re-dates earliest Homo sapiens in China
The Liujiang skeleton, a significant fossil in understanding early modern humans in East Asia, has been aged at 33,000 to 23,000 years old.
May 7, 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
How the ancients explained eclipses: gods, dragons and more
Learn how some of the ancients explained eclipses, from gods and goddesses to hungry animals to the glimmers of early science.
April 6, 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
A total solar eclipse provides engagement opportunities
A total solar eclipse touches on several disciplines of knowledge, including different cultures and their interpretations of eclipses throughout history.
April 4, 2024
US wants a standard moon time, for new Space Race
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Tuesday directed NASA to create a unified standard moon time by the end of 2026.
April 3, 2024
Can we use science to make ourselves happier?
Is it possible to use science to learn how to be happy? If so, what does it take? Just like physical fitness, it turns out the answer is keeping healthy habits.
April 2, 2024
