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Social media used to study April 27, 2011 tornadoes in U.S. Southeast
University of Georgia researchers used a Facebook page to determine the trajectories of tornado debris.
April 27, 2013
Space junk headed for a cascade of collisions
When objects in Earth orbit collide, they create thousands of orbiting fragments. Then, the fragments collide.
April 27, 2013
High 2012 sea surface temps latest in a trend
Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years.
April 26, 2013
Video: Honeybee in ultra slow motion
Watch a honeybee as it starts its flight, filmed with a high speed camera at 3000 frames per second.
April 26, 2013
Unique chemistry reveals eruption of ancient materials once at Earth’s surface
New study supports theory that Earth’s earliest crust was folded back into its mantle and returned to the surface in volcanoes.
April 26, 2013
See it! Photos of April 25-26 lunar eclipse
Best photos from EarthSky friends around the world of the partial lunar eclipse of April 25, 2013.
April 26, 2013
April 25-26 lunar eclipse, with a friend
Yesterday's eclipse was viewed and enjoyed by many. Visit EarthSky on Facebook or G+ for many more great eclipse photos.
April 26, 2013
The sun sends two CME’s towards Mercury
The joint ESA and NASA mission the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured a series of four images of a coronal mass ejection (CME) escaping the sun on the morning of April 25, 2013.
April 25, 2013
Einstein was right – so far
Record-breaking pulsar takes tests of general relativity into new territory.
April 25, 2013
Video: Three years of the sun in three minutes
This video includes two eclipses by the moon, the largest flare of our current cycle, the Comet Lovejoy and the transit of Venus.
April 25, 2013
