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New tree of life doesn’t look as you’d imagine
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated.
April 19, 2016
Popocatépetl volcano hurls rock and fire
Awesome videos showing the fiery eruption of Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano, which began Monday morning.
April 19, 2016
See it! Moon sweeps past Jupiter
The moon swept past Jupiter over the past few nights. Check out these photos from the EarthSky community.
April 19, 2016
Moonlit skies to subdue 2016 Lyrid meteors
Lyrid meteor shower active from about April 16-25. Best before dawn. If you're lucky, you might catch a bright Lyrid overcoming the light of the full moon!
April 19, 2016
Eastern monarch butterflies at risk of extinction, scientists say
Populations of the charismatic orange and black monarch butterfly have plummeted. Will they be extinct in 20 years?
April 18, 2016
Use Orion’s Belt to find Mercury
Mercury's greatest eastern elongation - its greatest distance from the sunset - is today. But how can you tell which object you're seeing is Mercury?
April 18, 2016
An inconspicuous comet
Many hoped Comet 252P/LINEAR would become visible to the eye. It has, but only barely. Enjoy photos from the few, the proud, who've captured this comet on film!
April 18, 2016
Gravity lens reveals dwarf dark galaxy
A detailed analysis of an image of the gravitational lens SDP.81 has indicated the presence of a dark dwarf galaxy, four billion light-years away.
April 17, 2016
Powerful earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador
Japan was struck by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on April 15, 2016. One day later, on April 16, Ecuador was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
April 17, 2016
Why are these black hole jets aligned?
The only way for this alignment to exist is if the supermassive black holes in this part of space are all spinning in the same direction.
April 16, 2016
