Cumulonimbus clouds, sometimes called thunderheads, are towering formations that can bring severe storms such as hail, lightning, flooding and tornadoes.
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Astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny star. This discovery challenges theories of planetary formation. Read more here.
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M5 in Serpens Caput is a refreshing sight through a small telescope, as thousands of stars cluster together into the tightly packed ball of this globular cluster.
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Visible planets and night sky guide. Join us LIVE for a video about the upcoming extra-low full moon. And, tonight the moon hangs near the star Spica.
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Sun news June 6, 2025. High speed solar wind from the recent coronal hole is continuing to wane. A CME may graze Earth tomorrow. What's next?
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NASA shared a new observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 by the Webb space telescope on June 3, 2025. It increased the odds of a strike to Earth's moon.
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The Japanese company ispace attempted a moon landing on June 5, 2025. The livestream ended with no word yet on if the lander survived. It's not looking good.
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The June full moon - the Strawberry Moon - occurs on the overnight of June 10, 2025, and it will lie in the constellation Ophiuchus.
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Astronomers have discovered the largest explosions since the Big Bang. These extreme nuclear transients are massive stars getting destroyed by black holes.
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Newly combined data shows Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies might not collide as previously assumed. The research puts chances of a galactic collision at 50/50.
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Cumulonimbus clouds, sometimes called thunderheads, are towering formations that can bring severe storms such as hail, lightning, flooding and tornadoes.
The post Cumulonimbus clouds bring thunderstorms: How to spot them first appeared on EarthSky. 
Astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny star. This discovery challenges theories of planetary formation. Read more here.
The post Giant planet around tiny star challenges formation theories first appeared on EarthSky. 
M5 in Serpens Caput is a refreshing sight through a small telescope, as thousands of stars cluster together into the tightly packed ball of this globular cluster.
The post M5, your new favorite globular star cluster first appeared on EarthSky. 
Visible planets and night sky guide. Join us LIVE for a video about the upcoming extra-low full moon. And, tonight the moon hangs near the star Spica.
The post Visible planets and night sky guide for June first appeared on EarthSky. 
Sun news June 6, 2025. High speed solar wind from the recent coronal hole is continuing to wane. A CME may graze Earth tomorrow. What's next?
The post Sun news: The solar wind is winding down first appeared on EarthSky. 
NASA shared a new observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 by the Webb space telescope on June 3, 2025. It increased the odds of a strike to Earth's moon.
The post Asteroid 2024 YR4 chances of hitting the moon go up again first appeared on EarthSky. 
The Japanese company ispace attempted a moon landing on June 5, 2025. The livestream ended with no word yet on if the lander survived. It's not looking good.
The post Moon landing attempt by ispace not looking good first appeared on EarthSky. 
The June full moon - the Strawberry Moon - occurs on the overnight of June 10, 2025, and it will lie in the constellation Ophiuchus.
The post June full moon, lowest in decades, on June 10-11 first appeared on EarthSky. 
Astronomers have discovered the largest explosions since the Big Bang. These extreme nuclear transients are massive stars getting destroyed by black holes.
The post Largest explosions in the universe since the Big Bang first appeared on EarthSky. 
Newly combined data shows Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies might not collide as previously assumed. The research puts chances of a galactic collision at 50/50.
The post Galactic collision? Milky Way might not be doomed after all first appeared on EarthSky.