From June 26 to 28, 2026, you can watch a large asteroid safely pass by Earth…
Category: Earth Sky
Meet the exotic Pink Planet with salty clouds
Artist’s illustration of the Pink Planet, also known as GJ504b. New observations from the James Webb…
Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite?
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | James Reynolds in Leicester, North Carolina, caught this Leonid meteor…
Artemis missions target South Pole–Aitken basin on the moon
View larger. | This globe map shows the South Pole-Aitken basin (blue) and surrounding regions. Here…
New habitable exoplanets model narrows down search for life
View larger. | Artist’s concept of Kepler-186f, an Earth-sized exoplanet in the habitable zone of its…
No crisis? Universe’s expansion is accelerating, study says
This is RCW 86, the remnant of a Type 1a supernova 8,000 light-years away. Studying Type…
Satellites swarm the night sky in this new video
Alan Dyer of Amazingsky.net recorded this video from his home in southern Alberta, Canada, around 51…
Are dark galaxies hiding in the nearby universe?
This simulation shows the distribution of a mysterious substance called dark matter in our Local Group…
Rosalind Franklin rover to search Mars clays for life
View larger. | Artist’s illustration of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover. Image via ESA/ Mlabspace. ESA’s…
Did galaxy-killing wind shape the early universe?
Powerful “winds” that blasted gas into space might have been a common killer of massive galaxies…