It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.

— Plato

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How to See the Lunar Far Side Right Here on Earth

Scientific American.com - Fri, 04/19/2024 - 6:45am

Perspective and subtle motion allows us to peek over the moon’s edge and into its far side

Categories: Astronomy

How Big a Threat Is Bird Flu?

Scientific American.com - Fri, 04/19/2024 - 6:00am

Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans.

Categories: Astronomy

Earth from Space: The Mekong Delta

ESO Top News - Fri, 04/19/2024 - 4:00am
Image: Earth from Space: The Mekong Delta
Categories: Astronomy

Watch live: ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony

ESO Top News - Fri, 04/19/2024 - 3:51am
Categories: Astronomy

Rare sighting of ‘doomed’ SOHO comet during solar eclipse

ESO Top News - Fri, 04/19/2024 - 3:30am
Image: Photo of total solar eclipse
Categories: Astronomy

NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record

Earth News - Thu, 09/14/2023 - 4:05pm
The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Categories: NASA

NASA: El verano de 2023 es el más caluroso en el registro

Earth News - Thu, 09/14/2023 - 12:03pm
El verano boreal de 2023 fue el más caluroso para la Tierra desde que se establecieron registros mundiales de temperaturas en 1880, según un análisis realizado por científicos del Instituto Goddard de Estudios Espaciales (GISS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA en Nueva York.
Categories: NASA