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Io’s volcanoes have been erupting for billions of years
EarthSky· 5 days agoEarthSky’s Deborah Byrd created this 1-minute video summary for you, on Io‘s volcanoes. Jupiter’s...
Rare dinosaur tracks are longest continuous set of sauropod footprints
EarthSky· 18 hours agoThe dinosaur made a loop, tracking back over its prints as if it had taken a look at where it was...
April's full pink moon rises Tuesday, April 23, as a sign of spring and looming summer heat
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBest way to see April's full moon in Palm Beach County This month's full moon rises just below the...
Eta Aquariid meteor shower will be visible through May 27. When it peaks, how to watch
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoWhen can you see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower? The Eta Aquariids appear in May and October of each...
When to watch the Lyrid meteor shower tonight in the UK
Yahoo News UK· 7 days agoChinese astronomers wrote about the Lyrids in 687BC, writing "at midnight, stars fell like rain"....
4 solar flares simultaneously erupt from the sun in rare 'super' explosion — and Earth could be hit...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn the early hours of Tuesday (April 23), quadruple solar flares near-simultaneously exploded from...
Save the Frogs Day is today, Sunday, April 28
EarthSky· 18 hours agoAround half of all amphibian species are declining, and the proportion threatened with extinction is thought to be over 40%, making amphibians the most...
Antarctic meteorites are sinking in melting ice
EarthSky· 7 days agoApproximately 5,000 meteorites are now being lost annually – five times the collection rate – leading to a potential loss of 3/4 of all Antarctic...
Hurray! Voyager 1 has phoned home with engineering updates
EarthSky· 6 days agoNASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has been traveling outward from Earth for 46 years and 7 months, as of today. It is now 15 billion miles (24 billion km) from Earth, making communications with its ...
Methane emission on brown dwarf may be created by auroras
EarthSky· 4 days agoFor the 1st time, astronomers have detected a methane emission on a brown dwarf. Researchers say...