This visualization shows how DESI’s 3D map of the universe accumulated over 5 years. It begins with DESI’s tiles on the night sky, each observing around 5,000 galaxies. As we
This visualization shows how DESI’s 3D map of the universe accumulated over 5 years. It begins with DESI’s tiles on the night sky, each observing around 5,000 galaxies. As we
See and hear galaxies evolving in these new simulations. Video via Royal Astronomical Society. New simulations let scientists see and hear galaxy evolution. The COLIBRE simulations trace growth from the
View larger. | Here are some of the bedrock blocks in the Martian Jawbone Canyon region with the ripple marks on them. The ripples are evidence of an intense ancient
EarthSky friend John Ashley shared his video of Comet R3 PanSTARRS rising before the sun in Arizona on April 12, 2026. John wrote: “Comet PanSTARRS rises beyond the Smithsonian’s Whipple
What did the night sky look like in the time of the dinosaurs? Image via Stephen Leonardi/ Pexels. You deserve a daily dose of good news. For the latest in
An international collaboration of astronomers has produced one of the most precise measurements yet of the local universe’s expansion rate, out to about 1 billion light-years. And the new measurements
Orbit of asteroid Apophis (pink) in contrast to the orbit of Earth (blue), from the years 2028 to 2030. The yellow dot represents the sun. Apophis takes 323.6 days to
View larger. | This artist’s concept shows Jupiter with its powerful magnetic field (left) and Saturn with its weaker magnetic field in the early years of our solar system. Jupiter’s
This artistic rendering shows the center of the distant galaxy Markarian 501 and its 2 powerful jets. A supermassive black hole at this galaxy’s center is thought to partly bend
View larger. | On February 14, 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft – most distant spacecraft from Earth – pointed its cameras back toward the sun and captured a series of






