Bright Venus shining next to the moon over Waxahachie,Texas on Sunday.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo convinced the student section at a football stadium to evacuate, as a lightning storm pushed through. Go Tom Izzo!

In fact, the underwater volcano, called Tamu Massif, is among the largest in our solar system, say scientists.

As the line of sunsets swept westward yesterday, people around the globe thrilled to the sight of the moon and Venus in their twilight sky. See their photos!

Biologists and physicists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, found out that not all of the Southern Hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate towards the equator at the end of the Antarctic summer.

Scientists have found thousands of microplastic particles floating in the Great Lakes. They are concerned that the particles may disrupt aquatic food webs.

A hummingbird moth feeding on an agastache in the late evening.

Conservationists and researchers are keen on developing an artificial milk formula for abandoned or orphaned panda cubs.

A simulated view of the dramatic pairing of the moon and Venus, which you can see on September 8, 2013. From all parts of Earth, look west after sunset!

Night launch on September 6 of NASA's new LADEE spacecraft to the moon resulted in many fine photos posted to EarthSky's Facebook page. Thanks to all!