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A large swath of Texas is heaving and sinking
The oil-rich Permian Basin is having a resurgence in active drilling. Researchers report that, in one place, the ground has shifted 40 inches (about a meter) over the past two-and-a-half years.
March 27, 2018
Supersonic parachute test off Virginia coast March 27
NASA will provide live coverage of the ASPIRE 2 launch on Tuesday, beginning at 10:15 UTC (6:15 a.m. EDT). Info on how to watch here.
March 26, 2018
Is science broken?
A communications scholar offers an argument that science isn't broken or in crisis and that it's media's job to educate people about how science works.
March 25, 2018
Find Vincent van Gogh’s Big Dipper
Here's an easy astronomy lesson, from a master in the art of loving nature.
March 23, 2018
How can you know what to believe?
It's not surprising that a new study linking extreme winter weather in the U.S. East with a warmer Arctic has drawn fire from global warming skeptics. Should you believe the study or the skeptics?
March 19, 2018
NOAA’s 2018 US spring weather outlook
NOAA's 3-month outlook predicts that U.S. will see moderate flooding, and warmer-than-normal temperatures.
March 19, 2018
Calling all cloud-gazers! NASA needs your help
Take pictures of clouds to help scientists.
March 15, 2018
Mexico City earthquake was rare ‘bending’ quake
A new study on the 2017 quake that killed 300 in Mexico City finds that both its location and cause were unusual. But seismologists say it could happen again.
March 14, 2018
Best photos of moon’s sweep past morning planets
The waning moon has now swept past all 3 bright planets in the predawn sky. Photos here from the EarthSky community.
March 12, 2018
The science of fake news gets a boost
Scientists call for studies of fake news. Plus a word about so-called "chemtrails."
March 11, 2018
