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Perseverance saw its own descent stage crash
The Mars rover images a plume of debris from the impact of the descent stage that helped the spacecraft land safely on the red planet.
February 28, 2021
Parker Solar Probe captures a glimpse of Venus
The Parker Solar Probe turned its camera on Venus as the spacecraft flew by during a gravity assist.
February 27, 2021
Photographer snags shot of yellow penguin
Yves Adams took this photo of a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia Island in December 2019. It went viral this month. "It seems we are in desperate need for some mellow yellow news!" Adams said.
February 25, 2021
New sights and sounds from the Perseverance rover on Mars!
Check out this amazing new video from NASA's Perseverance rover, showing its own descent and landing on the surface of Mars last week. Truly, it's like nothing seen before! Also, the first-ever audio from Mars ...
February 22, 2021
Images of shadows cast by jet contrails
Jet contrail shadows may appear to be cast by a low-altitude bright light shining upwards. In fact, this shadow is normally cast on clouds below the jet and its contrail.
February 21, 2021
Mount Etna erupts
Italy’s Mount Etna has been erupting this week, spewing fountains of lava and ash into the sky.
February 19, 2021
Hunkering down in winter weather
Snow, ice and cold temperatures wreak havoc across much of the United States in February.
February 16, 2021
Morning moongazer
On a cold morning in Norway this week, a look at the waning moon in a daylit sky.
February 5, 2021
The Mars-Uranus conjunction of January 2021
Mars and Uranus passed close to each other in a conjunction on January 21, 2021. Photos from the event captured by EarthSky readers available here.
January 23, 2021
