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Clouds over the Indian Ocean
Satellite image of marine stratocumulus clouds stretched across the southern Indian Ocean.
March 21, 2013
Equinox sunrise
East ... the direction of sunrise, new beginnings, springtime! Happy equinox to all.
March 20, 2013
Moon and Jupiter on March 17, 2013
A beautiful image of last night's moon and planet Jupiter from EarthSky Facebook friend VegaStar Carpentier in Paris.
March 18, 2013
100-million-year-old spider attack
The only fossil ever discovered of a spider attack on prey caught in its web – a 100 million-year-old snapshot of an engagement caught in amber.
March 17, 2013
This is 3C273. It changed our thinking about the universe.
March 16, 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the revelation that quasars are both very distant and very luminous - and therefore must be exceedingly powerful.
March 15, 2013
The greening of Earth’s northerly latitudes
Temperature and vegetation growth at northern latitudes now resemble those found 4 degrees to 6 degrees of latitude farther south as recently as 1982.
March 14, 2013
Comet PANSTARRS near last night’s moon
Many saw the comet near the moon on the evening of March 12. Did you look for it and not see it? Try these tips for spotting Comet PANSTARRS.
March 13, 2013
For many, Comet PANSTARRS’ northern sky debut tonight
Now it's the Northern Hemisphere's turn to see Comet PANSTARRS. The comet will be near the moon March 12 and 13. Look west immediately after sunset.
March 12, 2013
