Lifeform of the week: The shoebill stork! This formidable bird is not afraid of anything. It lives in the predator-infested swamps of Africa. It feeds on any living being that fits in its beak, eating it in a single bite. Even crocodiles! earthsky.org/earth/shoebill… 📹 EarthSky.

Sara J in Delaware took this photo of eye-catching bright pink flowers on Saturday. Very unique, thank you, Sara! 📸 ecp.earthsky.org/community-phot… See many more great images in EarthSky Community Photos, and send us your own recent photos, too: ecp.earthsky.org

At 12:15 p.m. CDT (17:15 UTC) on Monday, September 16, 2024, we’ll talk about the impacts of Space Race 2.0 – the environmental, social and political consequences – with author Jonathan McDowell. Be sure to watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=LvcLah… 📸 University of Miami.

Shaurya Salunkhe in Pune, Maharashtra, India, saw this colorful peacock on Sunday and wrote: "The peacock is secretly a world class model and I am all for it." Beautiful, thank you, Shaurya! 🦚📸 ecp.earthsky.org/community-phot…

LIVE TODAY! At 12:15 p.m. CDT (17:15 UTC), we’ll be talking live about space junk and other human-made space hazards with astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. He is a space historian and author of Jonathan’s Space Report. Join us at our YouTube channel!

Aurelian Neacsu in Vișina, Dâmbovița, Romania, captured this view of Jupiter on Sunday. You can clearly see the cloud bands and Great Red Spot. Thank you, Aurelian! 🌌📸 ecp.earthsky.org/community-phot… Check out EarthSky Community Photos to see more: ecp.earthsky.org

A ghostly aurora ... Diane Rains in Hudson, Wisconsin, captured this ethereal-looking aurora last Thursday. Diane wrote: "As colors dance above a smoky atmospheric haze, a ghostly head and face begin to rise above the horizon." Thank you, Diane! 👻🌌📸 ecp.earthsky.org/community-phot…

Northern lights right now in southern Wisconsin #wiwx #aurora

Join EarthSky for a Super Harvest Moon Eclipse watch party! The EarthSky team plans to have a blast watching the eclipse LIVE beginning at 8:45 p.m. CDT on September 17 (1:45 UTC on September 18). 🌕👀 Join us and read more: youtube.com/watch?v=WzqV0m… earthsky.org/moon-phases/se…

There's a partial lunar eclipse tonight! People in the Americas, parts of Antarctica, western Indian Ocean, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Atlantic Ocean and eastern Polynesia will see it overnight on September 17-18, 2024. 🌕 earthsky.org/astronomy-esse… youtube.com/watch?v=fDYD7c…

Did you know there are spiders on Mars? It's true. But unlike their earthly counterparts, these are geologic formations. On Wednesday, NASA scientists said they recreated the spiders in a lab for the 1st time. 🕷️🔴 earthsky.org/space/martian-… 📸 NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ Univ. of Arizona.

Space X launches Galileo L13 - two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system at 650pm despite threatening weather conditions nearby. Media coverage for EarthSky #launch #spacex SpaceX

Have you looked for the Big Dipper lately but couldn't find it? In the northern autumn months, it rides low in the northern sky in the evening. Some or all of it may be below the horizon. The best time to see it is to look north shortly before dawn! 🌌 earthsky.org/tonight/use-bi…

It's time for the 2nd eclipse season of 2024! Eclipse seasons are approximately 35-day periods during which at least 2 (or 3) eclipses are inevitable. This 2nd eclipse season starts with a partial lunar eclipse on September 17-18. ☀️🌕 earthsky.org/astronomy-esse… 📸 Vineeth Kaimal.

Join EarthSky for a Super Harvest Moon Eclipse watch party! The EarthSky team plans to have a blast watching the eclipse LIVE beginning at 8:45 p.m. CDT on September 17 (1:45 UTC on September 18). 🌕👀 Join us and read more: youtube.com/watch?v=WzqV0m… earthsky.org/moon-phases/se…

Space X Galileo L13 🚀 micro slow motion video with authentic audio synced in. Beautiful pre-sunset launch as a storm loomed to the West prior to launch. Media coverage for EarthSky #weather #launch #spacex The Weather Channel @spacex

This storm was tracking towards the launch pad as we waited to see if Space X could go for launch in time. America’s Morning Headquarters The Weather Channel Jen Carfagno #weather #Space

Did social isolation cause the extinction of Neanderthals? Neanderthals lived in small, isolated groups without much interaction with other Neanderthal populations. New DNA analysis of remains supports the theory. earthsky.org/human-world/ne… 📸 Wikimedia Commons.

Despite its thin atmosphere, Mars has a wide variety of clouds. And now there's a new database of clouds and storms going back to 2003. Researchers with the German Aerospace Centre created the browsable catalog. ☁️🔴 earthsky.org/space/cloud-at… 📸 ESA/ DLR/ FU Berlin/ A. Cowart.

Space X Galileo video CCSFS 85mm media coverage for EarthSky #spacex #galileo @spacex