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Surfer riding a rainbow
Photographer Josh Blash wrote: "I caught this surfer riding a rainbow after a storm moved off the New Hampshire coast last Wednesday."
August 29, 2018
Astronomers map a starburst galaxy
Astronomers made the sharpest and clearest map yet of a distant starburst galaxy, where stars form 1,000 times faster than in our Milky Way. They're now calling this galaxy an "unstoppable monster."
August 29, 2018
Hybrid super-snakes in South Florida?
Interbreeding between Burmese and Indian pythons in South Florida might have resulted in what geneticists call "hybrid vigor." One result is that the snakes seem to have adapted to both swamps and high, dry ground.
August 29, 2018
How a volcano helped defeat Napoleon at Waterloo
In June 1815, the Allied army defeated Napoleon’s army at Waterloo. An Indonesian volcano helped, says a scientist at Imperial College London.
August 29, 2018
Guessing your shelter dog’s breed? You’re probably wrong
“What breed is he? is often the first question people ask about a dog, but the answer is often terribly inaccurate,” said the author of a new genetic study of shelter dogs.
August 28, 2018
See it! This month’s full moon
Beautiful images of the August 2018 full moon. Our thanks to all in the EarthSky community who submitted photos!
August 28, 2018
We’ve got a landing site on asteroid Ryugu
The lander for Hayabusa2 mission at asteroid Ryugu is due to touch down on October 3. Now the site has been chosen! This Japanese mission will collect samples from the asteroid and bring them back to Earth.
August 27, 2018
Is this the moon? No, it’s Venus
Venus is now catching up to Earth in its smaller orbit. It'll pass between us and the sun on October 26. Between now and then, people peering through telescopes will see Venus wane in phase, like a tiny, featureless crescent moon.
August 27, 2018
OSIRIS-REx sets sights on asteroid Bennu
NASA’s 1st mission to a near-Earth asteroid is now on its final approach, and the space agency released the craft's 1st images late last week. It'll arrive at asteroid Bennu on December 3.
August 26, 2018
Why are some species more likely to go extinct?
Death is inevitable for individuals and also for species. With help from the fossil record, paleontologists are piecing together what might make one creature more vulnerable than another.
August 26, 2018
