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 ...

You cannot see the 8th planet from our sun, Neptune, with your eyes alone. Here’s how NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft — the 1st and only craft ever to visit Neptune — saw it in 1989. Image via NASA. Read ...

Our charts are mostly set for mid-latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere. To see a precise view — and time — from your location, try Stellarium Online. The October morning sky features 3 bright planets ...

Sunspot regions: Currently, the solar disk as seen from Earth shows only one numbered sunspot region, now that AR4536 has departed. Meanwhile, a newcomer in the northeast produced a B flare this ...

Where does the celestial equator intersect your horizon? ALWAYS at points due east and due west. And the equinox sun is on the celestial equator. That’s why the equinox sun rises due east and due west ...

Yes, there is an aurora season, which comes around the fall and spring equinox each year. This pattern in nature – auroras increasing twice a year – has been known to scientists for more than a ...

In 2026, Venus emerged in the evening sky in February and will shine brightly in our evening sky through October. It will be at its brightest on September 18. Jupiter is a famously bright planet on ...

Venus is blazing in the morning sky now. You’ll see it easily in the morning before sunrise. It lives up to its reputation of outshining all other objects in our sky, except the sun and moon. UFO ...

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steven Bellavia captured this image on February 7, 2025, in Virginia. Steven wrote: “Venus, in broad daylight, on a beautiful clear day. A little zoom-in, and you ...

Crepuscular rays are the stunning shafts of sunlight that can streak across the sky when the sun is partly obscured. Crepuscular means relating to twilight. This phenomenon typically occurs around ...