Fire season in Minnesota and Canada has gotten off to a strong, early start. Read more about the wildfires raging in the north.
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Researchers have discovered frozen water in another star system for the first time. They used Webb to find the water ice in a dusty debris disk.
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Many people think Polaris is the brightest star, but it's only 48th in brightness. Still, Polaris is famous because the entire northern sky wheels around it.
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Sun news May 16, 2025. Sunspot region AR4087 has a single M-class flare, but high potential for stronger flares. A coronal hole might drive a geomagnetic storm.
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Visible planets and night sky guide. See a video of the best night sky events of May. Charts for the evening and morning planets, here.
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NASA's Juno orbiter has taken an in-depth look at Jupiter and Io, revealing what they are like beneath their turbulent atmosphere and fiery surface.
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The Webb space telescope has captured video of Jupiter's auroras, showing them popping, fizzing and moving at great speed. See the video here.
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Spring is an active season across the United States. Forecasters expect severe storms, extreme heat and more over the coming days. Stay weather aware.
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A new study shows that big cities in the U.S. cities are sinking. Groundwater extraction is the number one reason. See where the problem is the worst.
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Omega Centauri is the Milky Way's largest globular star cluster and contains about 10 million stars. It's even visible from parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Fire season in Minnesota and Canada has gotten off to a strong, early start. Read more about the wildfires raging in the north.
The post Fire season gets an early start in Canada and Minnesota first appeared on EarthSky. 
Researchers have discovered frozen water in another star system for the first time. They used Webb to find the water ice in a dusty debris disk.
The post 1st discovery of frozen water in young star system first appeared on EarthSky. 
Many people think Polaris is the brightest star, but it's only 48th in brightness. Still, Polaris is famous because the entire northern sky wheels around it.
The post Polaris is the present-day North Star of Earth first appeared on EarthSky. 
Sun news May 16, 2025. Sunspot region AR4087 has a single M-class flare, but high potential for stronger flares. A coronal hole might drive a geomagnetic storm.
The post Sun news: Mighty AR4087 keeps flaring, as solar wind ramps up first appeared on EarthSky. 
Visible planets and night sky guide. See a video of the best night sky events of May. Charts for the evening and morning planets, here.
The post Visible planets and night sky guide for May first appeared on EarthSky. 
NASA's Juno orbiter has taken an in-depth look at Jupiter and Io, revealing what they are like beneath their turbulent atmosphere and fiery surface.
The post Jupiter and Io: New insights into stormy, volcanic worlds first appeared on EarthSky. 
The Webb space telescope has captured video of Jupiter's auroras, showing them popping, fizzing and moving at great speed. See the video here.
The post Jupiter’s auroras caught on film. Watch here! first appeared on EarthSky. 
Spring is an active season across the United States. Forecasters expect severe storms, extreme heat and more over the coming days. Stay weather aware.
The post Severe storms, extreme heat and fire danger: Weather update first appeared on EarthSky. 
A new study shows that big cities in the U.S. cities are sinking. Groundwater extraction is the number one reason. See where the problem is the worst.
The post Big cities are sinking in the US. Is yours one? first appeared on EarthSky. 
Omega Centauri is the Milky Way's largest globular star cluster and contains about 10 million stars. It's even visible from parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
The post Meet Omega Centauri, a giant globular star cluster first appeared on EarthSky.