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Deborah Byrd
For many, Comet PANSTARRS’ northern sky debut tonight
Now it's the Northern Hemisphere's turn to see Comet PANSTARRS. The comet will be near the moon March 12 and 13. Look west immediately after sunset.
March 12, 2013
Party at Stonehenge. Date 2,500 B.C.
Stonehenge may be older and may have had a different function than previously thought, according to new research from British archaeologists.
March 11, 2013
Scientists describe case of child born with HIV, now cured
It's the first documented case of a child born with HIV and later cured with aggressive drug treatment.
March 4, 2013
Hear the whale with a human-like voice
Researchers working near him thought another person was talking and were surprised to find the voice was coming from the whale.
March 2, 2013
Where does our sense of time come from?
Our sense of time is mutable, stemming at least in part from our ongoing experience of the external world.
February 28, 2013
The rain slowed. The fog rolled in.
A beautifully composed photo from a friend in south Georgia.
February 28, 2013
Want to help name a faraway planet? Read this.
Uwingu is accepting recommendations for names of planets orbiting distant stars. All names will go into a database for final selection by astronomers and others.
February 27, 2013
What exploded over Russia? Watch two videos with new answers
Two videos present the latest results - as of February 26, 2013 - on the meteor that exploded over Russia on February 15.
February 27, 2013
February full moon aka the Snow Moon
The February 25, 2013 full moon over the Bothnian Sea between Finland and Sweden.
February 26, 2013
