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Here’s why volcanoes are so dangerous
When mountains explode … lava flows and fountains … getting ready for the next eruption.
May 9, 2018
Astronomers report success with machine deep learning
Deep learning is a form of artificial intelligence. In 2 unrelated studies, astronomers report "surprising" success using it to perform research that's hard or impossible otherwise.
May 8, 2018
Help NASA create the world’s largest landslide database
NASA researchers have launched a citizen science project requesting your reports on landslides you've seen, heard about in the news, or found in an online database. Photos welcome!
May 7, 2018
Hear the Milky Way Blues
Listen to the sound of our galaxy rotating. The variation of musical pitches portrays the motion of gas as it orbits around the center of our galaxy.
May 6, 2018
Insight Mars is on its way
The Insight Mars lander is due to set down on Mars' surface in November, 2018.
May 5, 2018
Wall-E and Eva are going to Mars, too
Riding along with the InSight Mars mission, the 2 briefcase-sized CubeSats are designed to demonstrate nearly real-time communications between worlds.
May 4, 2018
Does Stephen Hawking’s final theory tame the multiverse?
"I have never been a fan of the multiverse. If the scale of different universes in the multiverse is large or infinite the theory can’t be tested."
May 2, 2018
Watch SpaceX Dragon depart from ISS May 2
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, May 2. NASA TV will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure starting at 10 a.m. EDT (14:00 UTC).
May 1, 2018
New Shepard has successful 8th test flight
Blue Origin's suborbital rocket New Shepard made its 8th test flight on April 29, going up from the company's launch site in West Texas. Watch mission highlights here.
April 30, 2018
Late April 2018 moon and Jupiter
The moon swept past the very bright planet Jupiter in late April, shortly before the giant planet was at its closest and brightest for the year. Gorgeous photos from the EarthSky community, here.
April 30, 2018
