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Undulatus clouds look like wavy rows
Undulatus clouds look like wavy rows. They are formed from puffy or thin clouds and reside in the atmosphere high up, at mid-levels or closer to the ground.
April 7, 2022
Tornado outbreak slams Deep South on April 5
A tornado outbreak with up to 45 tornadoes struck the southern United States on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, leaving severe storm damage in S. Carolina and Georgia.
April 6, 2022
Tornado Alley is shifting toward Dixie
Tornado outbreaks are more frequent and intense, and the activity has shifted from being centralized in Tornado Alley toward the Southeast.
April 6, 2022
Fish can do math, researchers say
Researchers have shown that fish can do math. They taught them to add or subtract one unit for groups of colored shapes up to five.
April 6, 2022
Mars-Saturn conjunction: Photos from friends
Mars-Saturn conjunction was April 4 and 5, 2022, in the eastern sky before sunrise. The 2 planets appeared close! And brilliant Venus was nearby. Photos here.
April 6, 2022
Methane as a 1st sign of distant alien life
A team of scientists say that the Webb telescope could find methane around exoplanets in our galaxy, which could be an indicator of life.
April 5, 2022
Milky Way season is starting! Photos here
Milky Way season begins in the wee morning hours of spring. The EarthSky community shares their first photos of the season. Enjoy these pics!
April 5, 2022
Starburst galaxies flourished in early universe
The early universe was a hotbed of star formation! In its first few billion years, our universe apparently produced 60-90% of its stars in starburst galaxies.
April 4, 2022
Pluto’s giant ice volcanoes may still be erupting
Unusual large icy domes on Pluto's surface are likely giant ice volcanoes where water ice "lava" flowed, researchers say.
April 3, 2022
Mars and Saturn conjunction, April 4 and 5 mornings
Mars and Saturn come together in a conjunction on April 4 and 5, separated only by the width of a full moon on the sky's dome.
April 3, 2022
