Earth Anomalies

Researchers have found that outer solar system object 2002 XV93 is a tiny world with an atmosphere. How does such a small object have an atmosphere?

NASA has released more than 12,000 Artemis pics to the public. See some of our favorites here and find out how to access them yourself!

AI-powered robots are helping researchers locate and remove waste from Europe’s seafloor, making underwater cleanup safer and more efficient.

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.

New citizen science project Space Warps lets you study new Euclid space telescope data to find galaxies bending the fabric of the universe.

Visible planets and night sky guide. This week, look eastward in the evening for the gibbous moon near the bright star Spica. The moon is waxing toward full.

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

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

Turn the lights out for birds during spring migration. Check out the links here to maps that show when birds are passing over the area where you live.

Small ants clean larger ants, a researcher has discovered. It’s the first known case of interspecies grooming between ants.