A new computer modeling study shows that - some 4 billion years ago - a barrage of incoming debris from space likely formed what we know today as Earth’s oldest rocks.
One of the prettiest stories in all skylore surrounds this star. "On the 7th night of the 7th moon ..." The legend sets the date of Chinese Valentine's Day - the Qixi Festival - this year on August 17.
Many in North America are seeing layered sunsets, caused by smoke. EarthSky community photos from various places on the continent, plus a heads up … watch for blue-colored moons or suns!
Don Spain in Hillview, Kentucky, wrote on August 13: "Sunset tonight. No filters were used for this image. It been years since I have seen the sun this colorful. I wonder if the smoke from the California wildfires is reaching here." Answer ... yes.
