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Mammatus clouds on May 20, 2013 via Pam Rice Phillips
Blogs | May 23, 2013

Amazing photos of mammatus clouds this week

We received several photos of dramatic mammatus clouds this week, including two snapped in northern Texas on the same day the tornado struck near Oklahoma City.

Ring Nebula via Hubble and Large Binocular Telescope
Blogs | May 23, 2013

The Ring Nebula’s true shape

The Ring Nebula’s true shape – revealed in this composite image made in visible light and infrared – is vastly more intricate than astronomers knew.

The planets Mercury, Venus and Jupiter as they appear after sunset on May 23.
Tonight | May 23, 2013

Three planets close in west last week of May

You can catch a trio of planets – Mercury, Venus and Jupiter – in deepening western twilight during the final week of May 2013.

Image via NASA SOHO
Blogs | May 22, 2013

M5-class solar flare on May 22

The flare produced a beautiful coronal mass ejection, or CME, which was not Earth-directed but could deliver a glancing blow in the next few days.

Via Bytesize Science
FAQs | Videos | May 22, 2013

Video: How does toothpaste make orange juice taste bad?

Be prepared to amaze your friends at breakfast when you explain why orange juice and toothpaste together taste so weird.

Wilbur and Orville Wright.
This Date in Science | May 22, 2013

This date in science: Wright brothers’ flying machine patented

“[It] provide[s] means for guiding the machine both vertically and horizontally … combining lightness, strength, convenience of construction, and certain other advantages.”

The waxing gibbous moon is near the ringed planet Saturn on May 22
Tonight | May 22, 2013

Waxing moon near ringed planet Saturn on May 22

We passed between Saturn and the sun late last month. Identify this planet tonight!

Earth when May 20 tornado was active in Oklahoma
Blogs | May 21, 2013

View from space: Four satellites views of Moore tornado

Four images from space, from NASA and NOAA satellites, of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013.

May 20, 2013 tornado in Moore, OK
Blogs | May 21, 2013

Official death toll lowered in Moore, OK tornado tragedy

Officials have lowered the death toll to 24 confirmed deaths and hundreds of injuries from the massive tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma yesterday.

Moore, Oklahoma tornado May 20, 2013
Today's Image | May 21, 2013

Moore, Oklahoma tornado May 20, 2013

Links to the the tragic consequences, and how to donate to help the victims, below.