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See it! Moon sweeps past Venus
The waning moon swept past the brightest planet - Venus - in the east before dawn Tuesday morning, November 6. EarthSky community members from around the world captured them.
November 6, 2018
Will you see Mercury after sunset?
On November 6, Mercury appears farthest from the sun on our sky's dome, for this evening apparition. Those at southerly latitudes can see it best, as the evening sky darkens. Northern Hemisphere? Try binoculars!
November 6, 2018
This giant flightless bird was nocturnal, possibly blind
If you encountered an elephant bird today, it would be hard to miss. At over 10 feet (3 meters) tall, the extinct bird is the largest known to science. But while you looked up in awe, it’s likely that the big bird wouldn't be looking back.
November 6, 2018
2018 ozone hole slightly above average
The ozone hole that forms in the upper atmosphere over Antarctica each September was slightly above average size in 2018, according to NOAA and NASA scientists.
November 6, 2018
Fake image of Diwali still circulating
This week is Diwali in India, celebrating the victory of Light over Darkness and marking the Hindu New Year. Every year at Diwali, we see this fake image circulating on social media. Sure enough, it is this year, too.
November 6, 2018
Sunburst on a fall morning
Rasmi Syamalan said that where she is, in Ohio, it's been cool and sunny, with fall colors about to reach their peak.
November 5, 2018
Lucy mission to Jupiter’s Trojans gets the nod from NASA
There are perhaps as many Trojan asteroids orbiting 60 degrees ahead of and behind Jupiter as in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. Now NASA has given a go-ahead for the 1st mission to Jupiter's Trojans.
November 5, 2018
The US and Europe take a next step toward the moon
The European Service Module - eventually to be used to power and propel NASA's Orion spacecraft in the 1st manned moon mission since the 1970s - leaves Europe today and arrives in the U.S. tomorrow.
November 5, 2018
Where sexes come by the thousands
There is more to sex than male and female. For some species there are hundreds and even thousands of sexes and mating types.
November 5, 2018
Moon is waning, but Venus is waxing!
Venus is near the waning moon early this week. Yet if you followed Venus with a telescope in the coming weeks, you'd find it's a waxing, not a waning, crescent.
November 4, 2018
