Jasper, on the left, belongs to the study’s lead author, Hoi-Lam Jim. He’s shown here with his best friend, Sahibu. While many people think that their dogs are good judges of a person’s character, new research indicates there is no evidence that dogs form opinions of people. Image via Hoi-Lam Jim / Kyoto University.| EarthSky
The world watched on television as Neil Armstrong from Apollo 11 was the 1st human to leave footsteps on the moon on July 20, 1969. It was the 1st time humans walked on another world as he stepped onto the lunar surface, Armstrong said: “That is one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Still image via NASA video.Read all about the 1st footsteps on the moon – 56 years ago – and celebrate International Moon Day.| EarthSky
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Peter Gipson in Suffolk, UK, caught this unusual cloud formation on July 1, 2025. Thanks, Peter! This is a hole-punch cloud or fallstreak hole. Read more about how hole-punch clouds occur below.Fallstreak holes or hole-punch clouds| EarthSky
Human dam-building, first in the Americas and then in East Africa and Asia, has been linked to minute shifts in Earth’s poles. Image of Hoover Dam via U.S. National Park Service.The American Geophysical Union published this story originally on July 8, 2025. Edits by EarthSky.| EarthSky
In 2025, the first set of Manhattanhenge dates will fall on May 28 (half sun) and May 29 (full sun). Hear all about the science and history behind Manhattanhenge from Jackie Faherty, Senior Research Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Watch in the player above, or on YouTube. EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd is host.| EarthSky
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Our Editor-in-Chief Deborah Byrd works to keep all the astronomy balls in the air between EarthSky's website, YouTube page and social media platforms. She's the primary editor of our popular daily newsletter and a frequent host of EarthSky livestreams. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a ...| earthsky.org