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Record high global temp in June 2014 follows record warmth in May
The last below-average global temperature for June was in 1976 and the last below-average global temperature for any month was February 1985.
July 23, 2014
Is our universe a bubble?
The multiverse hypothesis - the idea that there are other universes - can be tested, scientists say.
July 18, 2014
Draco the Dragon on July evenings
Two of the brightest stars here are Eltanin and Rastaban. Dragon's eyes! Rrrrr! And Thuban is just ... well, awesome.
July 16, 2014
Electric blue night-shining clouds
2014 has been a great year for noctilucent, or night-shining, clouds, seen at high latitudes only from about mid-May to August. Wondrous, if you can catch them!
July 10, 2014
Why are fruit flies boarding the International Space Station?
They're about to become genetic models for astronauts, to help explore the long-term effects of space flight and deep space travel.
July 9, 2014
A rare alignment of Ceres and Vesta
This week, Fred Espenak posted this wonderful photo, which shows the minor planets Ceres and Vesta, together on Earth's sky dome in late June and early July 2014.
July 9, 2014
Timelapse video of a microburst
This short timelapse video of a microburst in the desert, with images every 30 seconds, makes you feel nature’s awesome power.
July 8, 2014
Shrinking human genome: New study says our genes number only 19,000
How many genes does it take to make a human? Fewer than we thought. A new estimate of 19,000 is far below initial estimates of 100,000 genes.
July 8, 2014
Video: How the sun can kill us all
The sun is a life-giving force. But it can also kill us in lots of different ways, points out Frasier Cain, publisher of the Universe Today website.
July 7, 2014
ISS photobombed the sun this week
Spaceships and sunspots! Two great photos of ISS transiting the sun on June 30.
July 4, 2014
