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The sun sends two CME’s towards Mercury
The joint ESA and NASA mission the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured a series of four images of a coronal mass ejection (CME) escaping the sun on the morning of April 25, 2013.
April 25, 2013
Einstein was right – so far
Record-breaking pulsar takes tests of general relativity into new territory.
April 25, 2013
Video: Three years of the sun in three minutes
This video includes two eclipses by the moon, the largest flare of our current cycle, the Comet Lovejoy and the transit of Venus.
April 25, 2013
Video: Wringing out a washcloth on the ISS
Here's another way cool video of astronaut Chris Hadfield doing an everyday thing in zero gravity aboard the ISS. This time he's wringing out a wet washcloth.
April 23, 2013
Three CMEs in two days
On April 20th and 21st of 2013, NASA was able to capture three coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in two days!
April 22, 2013
See it! Lyrid meteor shower photos
For the past few days, our friends around the world have been out at night looking for meteors. Here are some of the great pics they've shared them with us!
April 22, 2013
Awesome! New image of Horsehead Nebula in infrared
Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light to mark the 23rd anniversary of the famous observatory's launch aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990.
April 19, 2013
Are you ready for the Lyrid meteor shower?
Tips from an EarthSky community member on how to find a good location for the Lyrid meteor shower - and useful things to take with you if you decide to go out.
April 18, 2013
SN 1006: A colossal star explosion, 10 centuries later
SN 1006 is a supernova remnant, a cloud of star debris initiated by a colossal stellar explosion in the year 1006. The debris has been expanding outward that year.
April 17, 2013
Ultra-long gamma ray bursts from supergiant star explosions?
Astronomers meeting this week in Nashville hear a new theory about the longest gamma rays bursts.
April 16, 2013
