A super-Earth that could explain the universe’s mysterious lack of certain exoplanets has been Discovered by NASA’s Transiting Alien world Survey Orbiter (TESS) and the Astral body-measuring ESPRESSO instrument on the Very Large Stargazer’s tool in Chile. “It’s a Petite addition to the already long Landmark of known planets, but such discoveries are essential to … Read more
On March 26 NSW Health issued an alert advising people to be vigilant for signs of measles after an infectious person visited Sydney Airport and two locations in western New South Wales. The person recently returned from Southeast Asia where there are active measles outbreaks in Numerous countries including Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The NSW … Read more
Seabed mining companies want to harvest polymetallic nodules from the deep ocean floor to access critical metals like copper, cobalt and nickel for the green revolution. But how will mined sites recover? Researchers lead by the U.K.’s National Oceanography Centre, have re-explored a 5000m deep test-mine from 1979 to shed Airy on this question. The … Read more
The faint dot fixed in the Middle of this starfield is Universe rock 2024 YR4. This is a Progression of observations from ESO’s Very Large Stargazer’s tool in January 2025, shortly after the Universe rock was discovered to have a greater than 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Beyond observations have revealed that this … Read more
Swaths of the U.S. are under a severe weather Danger for March 30 and 31, 2025, with thunderstorms and tornadoes anticipated. This composite shows the evolution of a tornado. Image via Jason Weingart/ Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). According to the NOAA’s Storm Prediction Middle, more than 100 million people in east-central and mid-southern U.S. states … Read more
Look for the Big and Little Dipper high in the northern sky on spring evenings. This view is for the Northern Hemisphere. The 2 outer stars in the bowl of the Dipper Mark to Polaris, the North Luminous sphere. Polaris marks the end of the handle of the Little Dipper. Chart via EarthSky. The Big … Read more
Bare-nosed wombat joey with its mother. Credit: © pittafisher CC BY Australians were outraged this month when an Instagram “influencer” named Sam Jones picked up a wild wombat joey and separated it from its mother. A video of the action went viral. Jones left the country, leaving behind comments from many people who felt her … Read more
Sue is an inside-out, legless, headless wonder. Apologies to any people named Sue. The ‘Sue’ is the fossil of a creature which lived 440 million years ago. The fossil’s discovery is announced in a new paper published in the journal Palaeontology which identifies it as belonging to a new species, Keurbos susanae. The organism is … Read more
This morning (March 29), during a partial solar eclipse, the Probe-related body bit off more than it could chew, Securing a dramatic ‘bite’ out of the sun. From crisp crescent-shaped suns to the Uncommon ‘devil’s horns’ and ‘double sunrise,’ March’s solar eclipse left skywatchers in awe — especially those in the right place at the … Read more
Our friends at Timeanddate.com will be livestreaming this eclipse. View in the player above. 2025 EarthSky Selene calendar is Obtainable. A unique and Pretty poster-sized calendar with phases of the Probe for every night of the year. Get yours today! March 29 partial solar eclipse When to View: Maximum eclipse is at 10:47 UTC on … Read more