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Earth’s biggest iceberg breaks off smaller berg
The colossal iceberg from Antarctica’s Larsen-C Ice Shelf finally fractured in April, generating a new 51-square-nautical-mile iceberg.
May 7, 2020
New closest-known black hole lies in a visible star system
Only 1,000 light-years away, the star system can be seen with the unaided eye.
May 6, 2020
Last full supermoon of 2020
The May 2020 full moon presents the 3rd in a series of 3 full supermoons. It's the 3rd-closest, 3rd-largest and 3rd-brightest full moon of this year.
May 6, 2020
A mystery solved? Fast Radio Burst detected within Milky Way
Fast Radio Bursts are very mysterious bursts of radio waves - perhaps just a thousandth of a second long - coming from all over the sky. This new discovery of one in our own galaxy is a stunner!
May 4, 2020
Red rainbow over Bellingham, Washington
An EarthSky Community member caught an unusual red rainbow arching high into the sky.
May 4, 2020
Milky Way could be catapulting stars into its outer halo
Scientists used computer simulations to learn that our Milky Way galaxy may sometimes launch newly forming stars into the space around itself - that is, into the halo of our galaxy - via outflows triggered by supernova explosions.
May 3, 2020
These new maps show 16 years of ice sheet loss
Using satellite data, scientists have made precise, detailed maps of how the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have changed over 16 years. How the maps were made, and what they tell us.
May 3, 2020
Eta Aquariids before dawn May 4, 5, 6
This weekend - before dawn May 4, 5 and 6 - presents a fine time for watching the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower.
May 3, 2020
Find the radiant point for the Eta Aquariid meteor shower
Eta Aquariid meteors radiate from the Y-shaped group of stars called the Water Jar in the constellation Aquarius. Here are 2 ways to find it.
May 2, 2020
Moon sweeps through Leo in early May
These next few nights - May 1 and 2, 2020 - the moon is located in the direction of the constellation Leo the Lion. You'll see the moon near Regulus, the star that represents the Lion's Heart.
May 1, 2020
