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Earth is undergoing true polar wander, scientists say
Scientists developed a computer model to identify four possible instances of true polar wander in the past. And, they say, true polar wander is happening now.
January 20, 2013
A microqusar makes a giant manatee nebula
A new view of a 20,000-year old supernova remnant provides more clues to the history of this giant cloud that resembles a beloved endangered species, the Florida Manatee.
January 19, 2013
How Titan’s weather has changed its surface
Members of Cassini spacecraft radar team have made the first quantitative estimate of how much the weather on Titan has modified its surface.
January 19, 2013
Space images of the week
A compilation of the best space photos and images from earthsky.org for the week of January 14-18.
January 18, 2013
Android app for simulates eclipses
A tool for astronomy lovers that allows to know the general and local circumstances for solar and lunar eclipses and planetary transits.
January 18, 2013
Barnacle sex is even stranger than we thought
Gooseneck barnacles can mate by throwing their sperm into the surf. Commence seamen puns.
January 18, 2013
Video: The deer that thinks it’s a sheep
You will love this video. The deer attached himself to the sheep in early December 2012. He shows no sign of leaving.
January 18, 2013
A hidden treasure in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud is ablaze with star-forming regions. From the Tarantula Nebula to LHA 120-N 11, part of which is featured in this image.
January 17, 2013
Video: Re-creating the hairstyle of the ancient Roman Vestal Virgins
Hair dresser and amateur archeologist Janet Stephens spent seven years researching the hairstyle of the Roman Vestal Virgins, to learn how to re-create it.
January 17, 2013
Heat brings earliest spring blooms on record
Unusually warm spring weather in 2010 and 2012 resulted in the earliest blooms on record in two US locations, a new study finds.
January 17, 2013
