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Death of a snowflake
On the first day of spring for us in the Northern Hemisphere, check out this series taken yesterday of a snowflake, melting. Happy spring, everyone!
March 20, 2014
Amazing green flash atop sun pyramid
The green flash is an optical phenomenon you can see shortly after sunset or before sunrise. For a second or two, the upper rim of the sun flashes green.
March 19, 2014
Last night’s moon, planet Mars, star Spica
Cath Cooper - and others in EarthSky's community - caught last night's beautiful waning gibbous moon, red planet Mars and blue-white Spica, brightest star in Virgo.
March 18, 2014
Full moon over the Acropolis
Last night's full moon rising over the Acropolis of Athens, Greece
March 17, 2014
Space rainbow: Glory seen in Venus atmosphere
For the first time, a spacecraft has imaged a rainbow-like feature known as a ‘glory’ on another planet.
March 15, 2014
Summer stars coming into view at dawn
The three stars of the Summer Triangle - Deneb, Vega, and Altair - in the March morning sky over Pennsylvania
March 14, 2014
This tiny creature is called a tardigrade
Tardigrades are microscopic animals. They can go into a state of suspended animation and survive a long time without water or oxygen, even in the vacuum of space.
March 13, 2014
Sunset over the Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea. It's between the Italian Riviera and the island of Corsica.
March 12, 2014
Mars!
The best time to see Mars in two years is here. Check out these great telescopic images of the planet and its moons, taken last week.
March 9, 2014
