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Mars big as the moon on August 27?
We can't believe it. One of the most popular articles at EarthSky this week is the one asking, will Mars be as big as the moon on August 27? Short answer … no. This hoax has been circulating since 2003.
August 7, 2020
Could ice sheets, not rivers, have formed the channels on Mars?
New research suggests that many of Mars' ancient channels, thought to have been carved by flowing surface water, were formed instead by meltwater beneath glacial ice sheets.
August 7, 2020
Satellites discover new penguin colonies from space
Satellite images have revealed 11 previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica, identified by telltale reddish-brown guano stains the birds leave on the ice.
August 7, 2020
In 2020, Venus and Perseid meteors!
In 2020, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower nearly coincides with Venus' greatest elongation, or greatest apparent distance from the sun in our sky. Both will fall around the mornings of August 11, 12 and 13.
August 6, 2020
Forecasters bump up hurricane predictions for 2020
On Wednesday, forecasters at Colorado State increased their prediction for the number of named storms in the Atlantic in 2020 to 24 named storms and 5 major hurricanes.
August 6, 2020
It’s time to watch a meteor shower
Every year at this time, people around the world begin to experience a grand display of meteors. Bookmark this post! We'll be posting new meteor photos from our community of meteor-watchers in 2020 here.
August 6, 2020
An evening storm, and a morning storm
Two beautiful images from the EarthSky community, showing early August 2020 storms in the U.S. Midwest.
August 5, 2020
Does coronavirus linger in the body?
Some viruses can hide out in the body and reemerge at later times. Which viruses do this, and can the new coronavirus do this too?
August 5, 2020
See 4 bright planets in August
August 2020 presents a fine time to view four of the five bright planets: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
August 4, 2020
LIDAR over Antarctica
A laser shoots into the sky to study the atmosphere at Concordia research station in Antarctica.
August 4, 2020
