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MIT scientists set record for coldest molecule
Scientists have cooled a molecule down to 500-billionths of a degree above absolute zero, a million times colder than interstellar space.
June 24, 2015
Hot lava flows discovered on Venus
Researchers have found new evidence that some Venusian volcanoes may still be active
June 18, 2015
A robotic dog’s mortality
When Sony stopped manufacturing replacement parts for its Aibo pet robot, owners scrambled to save the robot-dogs that had become part of their families.
June 18, 2015
Don’t miss jaw-dropping Venus/Jupiter encounter
Venus and Jupiter are converging for a must-see close encounter at the end of June. It could be the best backyard sky show of 2015.
June 15, 2015
Faces of Pluto emerge in new images
As the New Horizons spacecraft speeds closer to its July flight through the Pluto system, we're seeing an increasingly complex surface. Best views yet.
June 12, 2015
Watch start of India’s monsoon season
This year's monsoon rainfall began on June 5 in southern India. This animation, made from satellite data, shows where the precipitation fell as the season started.
June 10, 2015
Will Mars glass reveal life signs?
NASA spacecraft discovered deposits of impact glass preserved in Martian craters, possibly preserving ancient signs of life.
June 9, 2015
How much do oceans add to world’s oxygen?
Most of Earth's oxygen comes from tiny ocean plants - called phytoplankton - that live near the water's surface and drift with the currents.
June 8, 2015
Pluto’s moons tumble in chaotic dance
Instead of rotating neatly on their axes, Pluto’s small moons Nix and Hydra are in a chaotic tumble as they orbit Pluto and its large moon Charon.
June 4, 2015
Medusa Nebula foreshadows our sun’s fate
Here's the most detailed image yet of the Medusa Nebula. The image foreshadows the final fate of our sun, which will eventually become an object of this kind.
May 26, 2015
