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Moon and Antares in early July
These next few evenings – July 1 and 2, 2020 – let the moon be your guide to Antares, a red supergiant star whose humongous size is truly difficult to fathom!
July 1, 2020
How dust could make some exoplanets more habitable
A new study from scientists in the UK suggests that atmospheric dust could increase the habitability of some exoplanets, especially those orbiting red dwarf stars.
July 1, 2020
Dusty sunrises and sunsets over U.S. South
See the layers of dust set against this South Carolina sunset? That dust came from Africa's Sahara Desert. It traveled across the Atlantic Ocean this month to cause dusty skies across the U.S. South and into Texas.
June 30, 2020
Watch ISS spacewalk July 1
On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 2 astronauts will perform the 2nd of a pair of International Space Station (ISS) spacewalks, to replace aging nickel-hydrogen batteries. How to watch.
June 30, 2020
10 great places to see meteor showers in the US
Looking for an awesome place to watch meteor showers in the U.S.? AccuWeather - and the editors of EarthSky - recommend these 10 places.
June 28, 2020
More evidence that Europa’s ocean is habitable
A new study shown by NASA scientists at the Goldschmidt conference this week provides further evidence that Europa's ocean is habitable and similar to Earth's oceans.
June 28, 2020
2 lunar perigees in June 2020
Enjoy the moon in all its majestic mystery as it reaches its 2nd perigee of the month, and its most distant perigee of the year.
June 28, 2020
Saharan-fed sunsets in the US
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms.
June 26, 2020
A monster quasar in the early universe
Astronomers just announced the most massive quasar yet known in the early universe. Its monster central black hole has a mass equivalent to 1.5 billion of our suns. The object has been given a Hawaiian name, Poniua'ena.
June 26, 2020
Epic graduation photo, Alberta, Canada
Spectacular mammatus clouds - and a rainbow - provide a backdrop for this beautiful and unusual graduation photo. Congratulations, Cheyann!
June 26, 2020
