Will solar flares destroy modern civilization? Nah

David Wallace of Mississippi State University talks to Deborah Byrd about solar flares and the impact a big storm from the sun would have on Earth today.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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