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Looking for meteors? Try to get away from city lights
City lights drown all but the brightest stars, planets, and fireballs. But there's still some dark out there, as this satellite view of the U.S at night shows.
November 17, 2014
First gene network operated by brainwaves
Scientists hope a thought-controlled implant might one day help combat neurological diseases, such as chronic headaches, back pain, and epilepsy.
November 13, 2014
Comet-like tail discovered on long-known asteroid
Until about 10 years ago, it was pretty obvious what a comet was and what a comet wasn't. Now, that's changing ...
November 12, 2014
What makes Jupiter’s Red Spot red?
A new analysis suggests that sunlight - not chemicals beneath Jupiter’s clouds - give the Great Red Spot its ruddy color.
November 11, 2014
Dramatic attempt to land on a comet coming Wednesday
Rosetta spacecraft will do the equivalent of transferring an object from one speeding bullet to another, when it tries to place its Philae lander on its comet.
November 10, 2014
New rocket findings might change definition of galaxies
Galaxies might not have such discreet boundaries as we imagined. Instead, they might stretch out to great distances, forming a vast, interconnected sea of stars.
November 8, 2014
How a violent collision at Vesta’s pole formed equatorial grooves
Researchers used an ultra-high-speed cannon to simulate a collision on Vesta. Images taken at a million frames per second show how Vesta got its grooves.
November 4, 2014
The weird walk of a bizarre dinosaur
Computer animation of bizarre-looking dinosaur with unusually large forearms and features that seem cobbled together from other dinosaurs.
November 2, 2014
Remember to set your clocks back on November 2, 2014
Remember to fall back by setting your clocks back one hour, as Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday morning.
November 1, 2014
Why do we scream?
Despite our fascination with screams, science knows relatively little about them. The psychology of screams ...
October 31, 2014
