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First maps of Charon and Pluto
Many features on Charon informally named from science fiction, particularly Star Trek and Star Wars. Lord of the Rings, Stanley Kubrick also honored.
August 1, 2015
Exciting news! Astronomical League and EarthSky join forces
Popular astronomy website and nation’s largest federation of astronomy clubs have joined forces to bring the night sky's wonder, beauty, and mystery to the public.
July 30, 2015
Comet Tempel 1 and Deep Impact
An artist's concept - and a real photo - from the first-ever impact from an earthly space probe onto the surface of a comet.
July 30, 2015
Video: The science of dogs
The newest video from AsapSCIENCE is for dog lovers. That is, for everyone!
July 30, 2015
Impacts of climate change on human health
A new report published in The Lancet finds that “tackling climate change could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century.”
July 29, 2015
Found! First aurora beyond solar system
Found on a brown dwarf some 18 light-years away, this aurora is 10,000 times more powerful than any astronomers have witnessed before.
July 29, 2015
Largest dinosaur with birdlike wings and feathers
Discovery of largest-ever winged dino in China, from 125 million years ago. It was sleek and birdlike with feathers on its arms and torso, but it could not fly.
July 29, 2015
Solar halo over Sweden
Halos are a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting high above our heads. The clouds contain millions of tiny ice crystals, which both refract (split) and also reflect sunlight.
July 29, 2015
New names and insights about Ceres
The Dawn spacecraft is now moving to its third mapping orbit. Nothing new on the bright spots yet, but the crater that contains them has a new name: Occator.
July 28, 2015
Powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia
It struck in Indonesia early today. One person dead. Buildings damaged. No tsunami warning issued. This quake follows a strong earthquake in Alaska yesterday.
July 28, 2015
