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Deborah Byrd
Thunderstorms spawn elusive sprites
Sometimes called red sprites or lightning sprites, they are offshoots of large-scale electrical discharges that take place above thunderstorms.
June 26, 2014
This morning’s moon near Venus
We received many beautiful photos of the June 23 and 24 moon near the planet Venus.
June 24, 2014
7.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Alaska
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a local tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck on June 23 in the Aleutian Islands.
June 23, 2014
Video: Night-shining clouds in motion
Noctilucent or night-shining clouds can look like a stormy sea, with wave after wave rolling in.
June 23, 2014
Watching the solstice sunrise
On the day of the June solstice, the sun rises and sets farthest north for the year.
June 21, 2014
Rosetta spacecraft sees target comet wake up, then go quiet again
An April 2014 image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko showed activity, as the comet nears the sun. But a June 4 image shows the comet has quieted again.
June 19, 2014
Is Mauna Loa volcano beginning to stir?
Over the past 13 months, the Volcano Observatory in Hawaii has recorded increased activity on the flanks and summit of Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth.
June 19, 2014
Wonderful video of 30 dolphins surfing
See a pod of dolphins in south Western Australia simultaneously catch a wave.
June 18, 2014
Preliminary data show May 2014 as warmest May on record
It now seems possible that 2014 could become the hottest year on record, if the trend from the first five months continues.
June 18, 2014
Fireflies and stars
"Fireflies flew up into the sky & became stars OR stars descend down onto the tree to become fireflies... " :-)
June 18, 2014
