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Rogue wave off BC coast sets new record
Scientists have confirmed that a rogue wave that struck off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, is the most extreme on record.
February 18, 2022
February 18, 1930: Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto
On this date in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh, searching for a 9th planet, discovered Pluto. This opened the door to further exploration of the outer solar system.
February 18, 2022
Watch live as an asteroid safely passes Earth on February 22
Asteroid 1999 VF22 will swing past Earth at a safe distance on February 22, 2022. You can watch the event live via Virtual Telescope.
February 18, 2022
Circumpolar stars stay up all night long
Circumpolar stars are those that never rise nor set from a certain location. At the poles, all stars are circumpolar, while at the equator, no star is.
February 18, 2022
Quadruple asteroid is 1st of its kind
Astronomers have found the 1st quadruple asteroid system. Elektra, a main belt asteroid, has three small moonlets in orbit around it.
February 17, 2022
History of Milky Way mergers revealed in Gaia data
Astronomers analyzed Gaia data to create an atlas of Milky Way mergers with smaller galaxies, using data about stellar streams and globular clusters as well.
February 17, 2022
Blue Blob has slowed Iceland’s ice melt, for now
New research shows that a patch of cold water in the North Atlantic Ocean called the “Blue Blob" has temporarily slowed the melting of Iceland’s glaciers.
February 17, 2022
Less ice for mountain glaciers. What’s it mean?
A new atlas shows that there is less ice in many of the world's mountain glaciers, which will have an impact on communities that rely on that water.
February 17, 2022
Megadrought may be worst in 1200 years
The megadrought of 2000-2021 might exceed the record droughts since the year 800 CE, causing disruption to life in the American West.
February 16, 2022
Scientists forecast sea level rise of up to a foot by 2050
U.S. government agencies project that the rise in ocean height in the next 30 years could equal the total sea level rise seen over the past 100 years.
February 15, 2022
