Stardust in Antarctica shows Earth crossed a supernova cloud

Sun news for May 9, 2026: Returning powerhouse AR4419 peeks over the northeast horizon. AR4432 fires all 18 flares in the past day. Stay tuned!

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

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?

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.

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 […]