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Welcome to 2019!
Mohamed Laaïfat Photographies sent us this image and his best wishes from Normandy, France. Thank you Mohamed, and happy New Year to all!
January 1, 2019
As the year turns, watch the moon sweep past 3 planets
The last morning of 2018 and 1st mornings of 2019 will feature a dazzling line-up of the moon and 3 planets. Here are tips on how to see the moon sweep past Venus, Jupiter and Mercury. Great start to the New Year!
December 30, 2018
Pluto craft to encounter Ultima Thule
New Horizons is the spacecraft that sent back those amazing images of Pluto in 2015. Ultima Thule is its next target, a billion miles beyond Pluto. The encounter is New Year's Day, but start watching now!
December 29, 2018
EarthSky’s top 5 stories of 2018
From the months-long eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano to a strange object discovered on the surface of Mars - and more - here's a quick roundup of the stories our readers enjoyed most in 2018.
December 28, 2018
EarthSky’s most popular photos of 2018
Wow! Huge thanks to the EarthSky community for all the images you've contributed this year. Here are some of 2018's most popular photos.
December 28, 2018
Spacecraft spies ice-filled Mars crater
The Mars Express orbiter has taken some stunning photos of Korolev Crater, an ice-filled crater near the Martian north pole. It looks from a distance like a snowy winter landscape on Earth.
December 28, 2018
Animal world is awesome: 3 essential reads
The elusive fossa, deepsea corals and a tropical frog which has developed resistance to a deadly fungus. Here are 3 stories from 2018 that remind us how awesome the animal world is.
December 28, 2018
Red sunset from Italy’s Mount Etna
Giuseppe Pappa in Sicily, Italy, wrote on December 27, 2018: "The dust and the gas from Mount Etna gave us today this fantastic view during sunset time. The sun became very red due to volcanic ash in the sky."
December 28, 2018
Moon and Spica on December 29 and 30
On December 29 and 30, 2018, let the waning moon introduce you to Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.
December 28, 2018
What does Ceres’ carbon mean?
Earlier this month, scientists announced that dwarf planet Ceres has more carbon-rich organics than previously thought, both on and below its surface. Here's why that's exciting.
December 27, 2018
