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Bright planets Venus-Jupiter 2023: Great photos here
The March 1-2 conjunction of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter has ended. Great photos from EarthSky's community here.
March 3, 2023
Crew-6 launches from Florida, bound for ISS
The Crew-6 launch to the International Space Station lifted off successfully on March 2, 2023. The crew of four will arrive at the ISS later today. Watch here.
March 2, 2023
Icy moons’ puzzling features may be due to salty ice
Researchers at the University of Washington have created new forms of salty ice hydrates. They might explain unusual surface markings on icy moons like Europa.
March 2, 2023
Antarctic ice on the run, with a 45-year low
Antarctic ice is melting. This February, it's at its lowest extent in the 45-year satellite record. Also, a long-term melt study suggests a surprising speed-up.
March 1, 2023
Sun activity archive for February 2023
Bottom line: Sun activity archive for February 2023. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
February 28, 2023
Newly confirmed meteor crater at site of French winery
Domaine du Météore is a winery in southern France named for a depression in the landscape. Now scientists have confirmed the depression is a meteor crater.
February 28, 2023
59 new exoplanets discovered around nearby stars
Astronomers have discovered 59 new exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars. Twelve are potentially habitable. They all lie within 65 light-years of our sun.
February 28, 2023
SpaceX Starlink launches for February
SpaceX completed four Starlink launches for the month of February 2023.
February 27, 2023
Rockfall at Yosemite’s El Capitan caught on video
A visitor had a video camera handy during a rockfall at Yosemite's El Capitan on February 20, 2023. It happened during the annual firefall at Horsetail Falls.
February 27, 2023
Moon near Mars February 27 and 28
Watch for the moon near Mars from dusk until around midnight local time on the nights of February 27 and 28, 2023. The bright star Aldebaran is nearby.
February 27, 2023
