AI-powered robots helping clean Europe’s ocean floor

Stardust in Antarctica reveals the presence of an element that is not naturally made on Earth. But it is created in supernovas. Read more about the evidence.

Comet R3 PanSTARRS is closest to Earth on April 26. See a cool image from a sun-watching spacecraft, and these fantastic community photos.

The 1st May full moon happens on May 1. It’ll look full on the nights before and after that, too. The 2nd May full moon – a Blue Moon – will fall on May 30-31.

Earth Oddities • Strange Weather Phenomena • Desert Ecosystems • Go back to Strange Sounds Death Valley is experiencing a rare superbloom, a spectacular desert event in which vast numbers of wildflowers suddenly bloom across the valley floor after rare rainfall. This is the best flowering desert phenomenon in the driest place in North America […]

We’re expecting multiple days of severe weather across the Plains and Midwest this weekend and into early next week. Find out more here.

Sun news for May 18, 2026: A coronal mass ejection is racing toward Earth. G1-G2 (minor-moderate) storms and auroras are possible overnight.