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The Wright brothers succeeded 120 years ago

Check out one of the world's most famous photos. It shows the Wright brothers and the 1st true airplane flight on December 17, 1903.

Editors of EarthSky

December 17, 2023

Will humpback whales train us to communicate with aliens?

SETI researchers are studying how humpback whales communicate. This may eventually help us communicate with non-human intelligence of an alien civilization.

EarthSky Voices

December 14, 2023

Einstein’s gravity and quantum mechanics united at last?

Modern physics is founded on 2 pillars: Einstein's gravity and quantum mechanics. But these 2 theories contradict each other. Does this theory reconcile them?

EarthSky Voices

December 6, 2023

Audubon Christmas Bird Count signup has begun

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count, held each winter, is one of the longest-running community science projects. You can help collect important data about birds.

Shireen Gonzaga

EarthSky Voices

December 3, 2023

December birthstone: turquoise, zircon or tanzanite

The December birthstone is 1 of 3 gemstones, the exquisite blue-green turquoise, dazzling zircon, or the magnificent blue-violet tanzanite. Your choice!

Editors of EarthSky

December 1, 2023

Wow! A rare waterspout over Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan

An EarthSky community member caught this rare waterspout over Sun Moon Lake on November 16, 2023. What a catch! Thank you, Bob!

Deborah Byrd

November 17, 2023

Lost tool bag from spacewalk caught on video

NASA astronauts accidentally lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on November 2. Now, observers on the ground have caught the tool bag on video. See it here.

Eddie Irizarry

Deborah Byrd

November 14, 2023

Iceland braces for eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano

Iceland declared a state of emergency on November 10, 2023, near Fagradalsfjall volcano, dormant for 800 years until 2021. Now it looks poised to erupt again.

Deborah Byrd

November 11, 2023