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Rare salamander eggs finally hatch
Four months ago, a rare salamander species known as an olm - once believed to be baby dragons - laid 60 rare eggs. Now the eggs have hatched!
June 7, 2016
Golden veil cloaks a newborn star
This beautiful new Hubble image shows a young star just emerging from its cloud of gas and dust.
June 7, 2016
Pluto’s heart: Icy and alive
Computer simulations show that the heart-shaped Sputnik Planum region on Pluto is covered with icy, churning, convective "cells," less than a million years old.
June 6, 2016
Join the fun at ALCon 2016
ALCon 2016 is the national amateur astronomy convention, held this year from August 10-13 in Washington, D.C. Registration is now live!
June 6, 2016
A cloud in Pluto’s twilight zone?
Remember this image of Pluto, backlit? Careful analysis of it may have revealed the only cloud found so far in this world's atmosphere.
June 6, 2016
Crescent moon and Ramadan
Starting at sunset on June 5 and 6, Muslims around the world will be looking for the young crescent moon to return to the evening sky.
June 5, 2016
Sky lights over Granite, Colorado
Faint purple aurora borealis, green airglow, and the Milky Way over lights at a dock near Granite, Colorado.
June 4, 2016
Top 10 new species of 2016
From a giant tortoise to a tiny beetle and an early hominid, this year’s top 10 new species list contains some exciting finds.
June 4, 2016
Ice ages, and ice at Mars’ polar cap
Confirmation that Mars came out of its last ice age 400,000 years ago. Plus insights into the water cycle on Mars, a possible help to future space colonists.
June 4, 2016
Smoke trail from fireball over Arizona
NASA said the June 2 meteor was the largest seen by its camera network in 8 years. It identified this smoke trail as what the meteor left behind. Video of the fireball here.
June 3, 2016
