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Don’t miss the next unmissable night sky event. Sign up to EarthSky’s free newsletter for daily night sky updates. Earth and Mars formed together in the great primordial nebula that also created our sun. Both Earth and Mars are about 4.5 billion years old. And, just as for Earth, people have devised a system of human timekeeping for Mars. Earth’s most common calendar is the Gregorian calendar, placing us in the year 2026. But the Mars calendar is much newer. September 30, 2026, marks the start o
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You deserve a daily dose of good news. For the latest in science and the night sky, subscribe to EarthSky’s free daily newsletter. On August 23, 1966, Lunar Orbiter 1 took the 1st-ever photo of the Earth from the moon. It shows half of Earth, shot with 1960s technology, seen from the moon’s distance of 236,000 miles (380,000 km). And in the image, you can see the Earth from Istanbul to Cape Town with areas east shrouded in night. The image isn’t very detailed. But it’s mind-boggling to think abo
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Science news, night sky events and beautiful photos, all in one place. Click here to subscribe to our free daily newsletter. NASA launched the phenomenal Voyager 2 space probe to the outer solar system on August 20, 1977. Voyager 2 went up some weeks before its twin craft, Voyager 1, which moved faster and eventually passed it. Later, Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system in August 2012. It is now the most distant human-made object from Earth. In fact, on November 18, 2
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Outside the path of totality, much of Europe saw a deep partial eclipse. And parts of North America saw a shallower eclipse (but still with up to about 50% coverage in far-north North America). We’re still adding photos as they come in. Please check back! Our thanks to all who contributed! Bottom line: Total solar eclipse August 12, 2026: Whether you saw it or not from your location, you can experience it! See the best images from the EarthSky community here.
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An earthquake rocked Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu today (July 28, 2026), with dozens of people reported missing or injured following the collapse of a shopping mall in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) measured the earthquake at magnitude 7.1, while the USGS reported it as a 6.8. JMA later lifted a tsunami advisory it had issued after the quake. The second floor of the Aeon Mall shopping center in Kashima Town collapsed, trapping an unknown number
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