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Scientists listen to ocean bubbles
A research team recorded the sound of methane bubbles seeping from the seafloor off the Oregon coast, with the aim of using acoustics to identify – and perhaps measure – this important greenhouse gas in the ocean.
July 4, 2018
Dust from Africa spreads into the Americas
This past weekend, a massive dust cloud from Africa's Sahara Desert swept across the Atlantic and caused hazy skies across Texas, Mexico and parts of Central America.
July 3, 2018
Astronomers capture 1st confirmed image of a newborn planet
The newly imaged newborn planet is located at about the distance of Uranus - our solar system's 7th planet - from the dwarf star PDS 70. Its atmosphere appears to be "cloudy," these astronomers said.
July 2, 2018
Enceladus’ water plumes contain life clues
Does the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus contain any kind of life? Newfound complex organic molecules in its water vapor plumes hint we might not be alone in the solar system.
July 2, 2018
Join EV Nautilus in a meteorite search
On Monday, the sea-going research vessel EV Nautilus will search for fragments of a minivan-sized meteorite that fell into the ocean, after lighting up skies over Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. You're invited!
July 1, 2018
See it! This weekend’s moon near Mars
July 2018 will be Mars' month, when it'll glow brighter than the bright planet Jupiter ... brighter and redder than it's been since 2003. Photos of this weekend's moon and Mars from the EarthSky community, here.
July 1, 2018
Astronomers see mystery explosion 200 million light-years away
Supernovae, or exploding stars, are relatively common. But now astronomers have observed a baffling new type of cosmic explosion, believed to be some 10 to 100 times brighter than an ordinary supernova.
July 1, 2018
Find Mercury, below Venus, after sunset
The next couple of weeks are grand for viewing Mercury below Venus in the Northern Hemisphere. For our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, July 2018 will feature the best evening apparition of Mercury for this year.
July 1, 2018
Mapping the threat of small near-Earth asteroids
65 million years ago, a monster asteroid wiped out 2/3 of all life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. But an astrophysicist explains why it’s the smaller near-Earth objects (NEOs) that pose a greater imminent threat.
June 30, 2018
Lotus
The Southeast Botanical Gardens in Okinawa, Japan, has a lotus festival every summer. "They’re blooming now!" said photographer Beverly Fish.
June 29, 2018
