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Best yet images of Pluto’s moon Charon
Beautiful and fascinating images from the New Horizons spacecraft reveal the large moon’s violent history.
October 2, 2015
Newly discovered dinosaur roamed northern Alaska
Hadrosaur was a truly polar dinosaur that endured months of winter darkness and probably experienced snow.
September 28, 2015
Photos from friends: Signs of autumn
Happy autumn (or spring, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere)! Enjoy the photos.
September 25, 2015
2015 Arctic sea ice minimum 4th lowest
The 2015 Arctic sea ice minimum summertime extent is the 4th lowest since observations from space began, according to a NASA analysis of satellite data.
September 15, 2015
Watch ISS crew’s return to Earth on Friday
Three International Space Station crew members will leave the spacecraft and return to Earth on Friday, September 11. Watch their departure and landing.
September 9, 2015
One of Saturn’s rings is different
A study suggests particles in a section of Saturn's rings are denser than elsewhere, which could mean that ring is much younger than the rest.
September 9, 2015
Super stonehenge found below ground
Archaeologists have found evidence for a circle of 90 huge standing stones buried near Stonehenge.
September 9, 2015
Is the pronoun ‘I’ becoming obsolete?
Thinking of plants and animals - including humans - as independent individuals might be an oversimplification, according to modern thinking in microbiology.
September 6, 2015
Giant sea scorpion was ancient sea predator
Scientists have discovered a person-sized sea scorpion that lived 467 million years ago.
September 4, 2015
Linked: Amazon wildfires, Atlantic hurricanes
Years of data on storms and sea surface temps show a correlation between a warm North Atlantic Ocean - more destructive hurricanes - and a fire-prone Amazon.
August 31, 2015
