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Earth had its 2nd-hottest March on record
January through March 2020 was also our planet’s 2nd-hottest year to date in the climate record dating back to 1880, according to a NOAA report.
April 15, 2020
First-ever measure of brown dwarf wind speed
Using data from both Spitzer and ground-based telescopes, scientists have been able to measure the speed of winds on a brown dwarf for the first time ever.
April 15, 2020
Coronavirus Explained: What it does to your body that makes it so deadly
How the coronavirus infects and how it makes people sick.
April 14, 2020
Will SETI 2.0 lead to a discovery of intelligent aliens?
2020 has been an exciting year so far for SETI - the search for extraterrestrial life - in terms of new technological developments and strategies.
April 14, 2020
Ripples on Pluto hint at subsurface ocean
A new study of unusual ripples on Pluto's far side add to the evidence for a subsurface ocean on this distant and cold dwarf planet.
April 13, 2020
Satellite data show 30% drop in air pollution over northeast U.S.
Satellite data show drop in air pollution over the major metropolitan areas of the U. S. Northeast.
April 13, 2020
Watch the moon sweep near 3 morning planets
Before daybreak these next several mornings - April 14, 15 and 16, 2020 - watch for the moon to sweep near Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. All 3 planets are bright and easy to spot. They make a little line in the predaw sky.
April 13, 2020
The shattered heart of comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS
Gianluca Masi in Rome wrote: "Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS, the one we were hoping to see putting on a great show, has shattered both its and our hearts. Its nucleus disintegrated and Saturday night I could see 3, possibly 4, main fragments."
April 12, 2020
A rainforest in Antarctica during the age of dinosaurs
A temperate rainforest once flourished in Western Antarctica, just 560 miles from the South Pole, 90 million years ago.
April 12, 2020
Sustain What: Join Sunday’s Unbroken Circle song and story swap
Colombia University's Earth Institute in New York and host Andrew Revkin bring you a Sunday morning online session featuring musicians and experts in human sustainability on planet Earth.
April 12, 2020
