The changes in temperature and vertical structure of the atmosphere are the two main processes that affect the weather on ...

The Komodo dragon ( Varanus komodoensis) is the largest living lizard on Earth. The biggest males can exceed 10 feet (3 ...

Hurricane Nolo is strengthening south of Hawaii, with forecasters warning that the storm could bring potentially catastrophic ...

In 2020, NASA and the U.S. Department of State led an effort to establish guidelines for human expansion into space. Working with international partners, they came up with the Artemis Accords. NASA ...

Artist’s concept of a future moon base. A new study suggests there would be enough water on the moon for smaller bases, villages or towns, but not larger cities. Image via ESA. Elvis and fellow ...

The bright September full moon – the Harvest Moon, or full moon closest to the autumn equinox – was near Saturn. But it’s not far from Saturn on Monday, September 28, too! Chart via EarthSky. The ...

Sun news for September 28, 2026. This extreme ultraviolet view from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows the sun at 11 UTC on September 27, at the start of today’s reporting period. Image via ...

Tyrannosaurids and megaraptors were two types of carnivorous dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Period, 143 to 66 million years ago. T. rex is perhaps the most famous example of a ...

Visible planets and night sky guide. Tonight, look for the bright waning gibbous moon near planet Saturn and the Pleiades star cluster. Sun news September 28, 2026: The coronal hole stream has faded, ...

The European Space Agency’s JUICE mission to Jupiter launched in 2023 and is due to arrive in 2031. Its job will be to explore Jupiter’s ocean-bearing moons: Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. JUICE will ...

What is a Harvest Moon? Plus, how can you see this 2026 Harvest Moon near Saturn? EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd has more. Watch in the player above or on YouTube. When and where to look in 2026: Look for ...

Saturn is the most gasp-inducing planet when viewed through a telescope. And it’s currently providing its best views of 2026 as it reaches its October 4 opposition. Saturn looks starlike to the eye ...