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How to photograph a solar eclipse, with Alan Dyer
Get tips on how to photograph a solar eclipse with author and astrophotographer Alan Dyer. Use these tips for the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse.
January 1, 2024
X-37B spaceplane launched atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy
The Space Force X-37B spaceplane launched Thursday, December 28, 2023. The reusable craft is carrying experiments and test equipment on its latest mission.
December 29, 2023
Will humpback whales train us to communicate with aliens?
SETI researchers are studying how humpback whales communicate. This may eventually help us communicate with non-human intelligence of an alien civilization.
December 14, 2023
Einstein’s gravity and quantum mechanics united at last?
Modern physics is founded on 2 pillars: Einstein's gravity and quantum mechanics. But these 2 theories contradict each other. Does this theory reconcile them?
December 6, 2023
Wow! A rare waterspout over Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan
An EarthSky community member caught this rare waterspout over Sun Moon Lake on November 16, 2023. What a catch! Thank you, Bob!
November 17, 2023
Lost tool bag from spacewalk caught on video
NASA astronauts accidentally lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on November 2. Now, observers on the ground have caught the tool bag on video. See it here.
November 14, 2023
Iceland braces for eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano
Iceland declared a state of emergency on November 10, 2023, near Fagradalsfjall volcano, dormant for 800 years until 2021. Now it looks poised to erupt again.
November 11, 2023
Media we love: Totality, The Great North American Eclipse of 2024
Read a book review of "Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024" by Mark Littmann and Fred Espenak. Reviewed by Bruce McClure.
November 5, 2023
Anticrepuscular rays: How to see them
If you want to see anticrepuscular rays, look carefully opposite the direction of the sun. They are most often seen at sunrise or sunset.
November 1, 2023
What was the Carrington Event, and why does it matter?
The Carrington Event of 1859 was a massive geomagnetic storm triggered by an active sun. People saw auroras at low latitudes bright enough to read by.
October 22, 2023
