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Where lightning flashes most
According to satellite observations, more lightning happens over land than over the oceans, and more often closer to the equator. Check out this map.
August 12, 2015
Swirling mystery of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
The Great Red Spot has been swirling wildly over Jupiter for the past 150 years, but scientists still aren't sure what causes the gigantic storm's reddish hues.
August 11, 2015
Is this the largest feature in the universe?
Astronomers have found what appears to be the largest feature in the universe: a ring of gamma ray bursts - and hence galaxies - 5 billion light years across.
August 7, 2015
El Niño conditions growing stronger
El Niño has strengthened in the past several months. Will this El Niño rival the event of 1997–98?
August 5, 2015
Tracking an oddball group of near-Earth asteroids
Astronomers have traced some mysterious near-Earth asteroids back to their likely source.
August 4, 2015
A third of Milky Way stars have changed orbit
Astronomers have created a new map of the Milky Way that shows that about 30 percent of the stars have traveled a long way from the orbits they were born with.
August 3, 2015
US deserts wet until 8,200 years ago
Research suggests that around 8,200 years ago, the climate of the American West began transitioning from a lush landscape to the desert terrain we know today.
August 3, 2015
California lacking a year’s worth of rain
Drought and more drought in California, whose accumulated rain debt now equals an average year's precipitation, according to a new study.
August 1, 2015
Exciting news! Astronomical League and EarthSky join forces
Popular astronomy website and nation’s largest federation of astronomy clubs have joined forces to bring the night sky's wonder, beauty, and mystery to the public.
July 30, 2015
Video: The science of dogs
The newest video from AsapSCIENCE is for dog lovers. That is, for everyone!
July 30, 2015
