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Tiny brown dwarf is smallest found so far
NASA's Webb space telescope has found a tiny brown dwarf that is the smallest free-floating brown dwarf ever seen. Scientists aren't quite sure how it formed.
December 22, 2023
Rare bird is half-male, half-female. See the video
See the 1st video of a rare bird - a half-male, half-female honeycreeper - along with photos. And learn about this condition, called bilateral gynandromorphism.
December 20, 2023
New Uranus images showcase rings, moons … and galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of Uranus. Get a better look at the planet, its rings, moons, and the distant background galaxies.
December 20, 2023
Iceland volcano erupts! See a livestream here
After weeks of earthquakes, an Iceland volcano began erupting powerfully on December 18, 2023. It was a bigger eruption than volcanologists had predicted!
December 19, 2023
The strange case of 2 missing giant exomoons (and maybe others)
Astronomers in Germany say that 2 possible giant exomoons probably don't actually exist. That's disappointing, but there are still some other candidates.
December 18, 2023
Birds with backpacks to help study Earth’s atmosphere
Birds with backpacks: a new study from NASA's 'Internet of Animals' shows that high-flying great frigatebirds can provide detailed sampling of the atmosphere.
December 17, 2023
Orion the Hunter and the Milky Way on December evenings
The constellation Orion the Hunter is very easy to find. If you have a dark sky, you can also see the luminous band of the Milky Way running behind it.
December 17, 2023
Geminid meteor shower 2023: Cool photos!
See the best photos of the Geminid meteor shower of 2023 from our talented community of photographers, from all over the world.
December 15, 2023
Emperor penguins: A report from the Antarctic
EarthSky friend Eliot Herman took a trip to the Antarctic, where he had the opportunity to see emperor penguins. Read his report and enjoy his amazing images.
December 15, 2023
Watery plumes on Enceladus could hold signs of life
Do the plumes on Enceladus contain evidence of life from the moon's ocean? A new study shows that amino acids could survive and be detectable by spacecraft.
December 15, 2023
