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Highest and lowest points on Earth
Ever wonder how high the highest points on Earth are, in contrast to the deepest manmade boreholes and ocean trenches? Check out this fascinating infographic.
March 24, 2015
Largest asteroid impact zone in Australia
Scientists believe a huge impact scar, hundreds of miles wide, came from an asteroid that broke in two moments before slamming into the central Australian outback.
March 24, 2015
Dwarf planet Ceres gets place names
First topographical map of Ceres with named quadrangles. Scientists announced the names at last week's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
March 24, 2015
Do stars make sounds?
The stars might be singing – but, since sound can't propagate through the vacuum of space, no one can hear them.
March 24, 2015
Help name features on Pluto and Charon
New Horizons spacecraft will sweep past Pluto and its moons on July 15, revealing their surface features for the first time! You're invited to help choose names.
March 23, 2015
Real Paleo Diet: early hominids ate just about everything
Hominids didn’t spread across Africa, and then the entire globe, by utilizing just one foraging strategy or sticking to a precise mix of carbohydrates, proteins and fats
March 23, 2015
EarthSky meets its first crowd-funding campaign goal in one day
Web users help support the popular science website, citing “the value and impact of science education,” “science and beauty” and “sharing the wonder” as reasons.
March 22, 2015
See it! Best photos of March 20 solar eclipse
Awesome photos of the March 20 solar eclipse, by EarthSky Facebook and G+ friends lucky enough to see it, and kind enough to share their pics.
March 20, 2015
Dawn breaks over Ceres … and perhaps reveals signs of habitability
The Dawn spacecraft is about to start its investigation of Ceres. Suggestions of icy volcanism have led to speculation that the dwarf planet could potentially be habitable.
March 18, 2015
Aurora and mysterious dust cloud around Mars
Spacecraft spies two strange phenomena in the Martian atmosphere: An unexplained high-altitude dust cloud and aurora that reaches deep into the Martian atmosphere.
March 18, 2015
