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A few favorite snowflake photos
We asked last week at EarthSky Community Photos for your snowflake images, then sat back and were dazzled by the beautiful and amazing photos you posted!
January 28, 2019
New warning about Greenland ice melt
A new study suggests that Greenland ice is melting 4 times faster than in 2003. "We’re going to see faster and faster sea level rise for the foreseeable future," these scientists said.
January 28, 2019
More globular star clusters found at Milky Way’s heart
We think of globular clusters as being scattered far from the galaxy's central regions, in the great spherical halo of our Milky Way. But astronomers are finding them much closer to the galactic center.
January 27, 2019
The moon at mid-arch from full to new
Astronomer Guy Ottewell shares insights and charts related to the current moon phase.
January 27, 2019
Can moons have moons?
A new study shows that Earth's moon should, theoretically, be able to have its own moon. Why doesn't it?
January 26, 2019
Moonrise over Nubble Lighthouse
Just past full, a brilliant moon rises behind the 1874 Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine. Photographer Manish Mamtani captured 2 views.
January 26, 2019
Summer rainfall at Titan’s north pole
For the first time, researchers have found evidence in data sent back by Cassini for methane/ethane rainfall near Titan's north pole, signaling the start of the summer season on Saturn's largest moon.
January 25, 2019
ISS transit on eclipse night
Astrophotographers watch for transits of the International Space Station across the face of the sun or moon. This one happened on eclipse night, as seen from Texas.
January 25, 2019
How soon will we see the black hole at the Milky Way’s heart?
An international consortium has been striving to obtain an image of the “shadow” of the event horizon of our Milky Way's central supermassive black hole. Here's an update.
January 24, 2019
Do all planets orbit in a flat plane around their suns?
The major planets in our solar system orbit, more or less, in a single plane. That's why you can look for them along the same sky path traveled by the sun and moon. Is the same true for exoplanets in distant solar systems?
January 24, 2019
