Saturn from Earth, 2004 to 2015

As we view Saturn from Earth over years, our perspective changes. Sometimes see the north face of the rings, and sometimes the south face.

Moon, Aldebaran, Pleiades late night September 25 to 27

Late at night on these next several nights - September 25, 26 and 27, 2021 - watch for the moon, Aldebaran, Pleiades.

September deep sky for 2021: Cygnus Loop and Bode’s Galaxy

EarthSky readers shared two amazing September deep sky photographs with us: the Cygnus Loop, a nebula that stretches into Vulpecula, and Bode's Galaxy, aka M81.

Martian super volcanoes lasted millions of years

NASA scientists say that there were once thousands of volcanic eruptions on Mars. These explosive blasts, in the northern Arabia Terra region, were "super eruptions," the largest and most powerful kind known. The intense activity continued for about 500 million years, about four billion years ago.

Auroral tails for Jupiter’s moons

The Juno spacecraft observed footprint tails of aurora on Jupiter’s atmosphere. Three of Jupiter’s closest large moons create these auroral tails.

Futuristic space concrete uses astronauts’ blood

Scientists in the U.K. have developed a kind of "space concrete" using dust and human blood that could be used for future human habitats on Mars or the moon.

Bible story of Sodom revisited. Was it a meteor strike?

The Bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah describes ancient cities destroyed for their wickedness. New research suggests a meteor impact instead.

2021’s Harvest Moon: Favorite photos

Photos of 2021's Harvest Moon from the EarthSky Community. Our thanks to all who contributed! Check out community page for more.

Asteroid 2021 SG came from the sun’s direction

Asteroid 2021 SG - 4 times the diameter of 2013's Chelyabinsk meteor - passed near Earth without being previously detected on September 16, 2021.

U.S. and China: Cooperation or competition in space?

Between the U.S. and China: Will it be collaboration or competition that defines international space science and exploration in the 21st century?