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Pacific Northwest hit with exceptional heat
The Pacific Northwest experienced a dramatic and unprecedented heat wave in late June, 2021. Many cities reported all-time-record highs.
June 29, 2021
Big gulp! 2 black holes swallow neutron stars
What happens when black holes swallow neutron stars? Scientists could only speculate until recently. Now we have measurements of 2 such events!
June 29, 2021
5 satellite images show how fast our planet is changing
Here are 5 satellite images that illustrate how fast Earth is changing.
June 13, 2021
NASA announced 2 missions to Venus by 2030. Why that’s exciting
For decades, the exploration of our solar system left one neighboring planet largely unexplored. These missions to Venus mean things are about to change.
June 11, 2021
Meet Australotitan: Australia’s largest dinosaur yet discovered
Australotitan is Australia’s largest dinosaur species ever discovered, as long as 2 buses as heavy as 1,400 kangaroos.
June 10, 2021
Why is the sun’s atmosphere hotter than its surface?
The sun's atmosphere, or corona - the wispy part we see during solar eclipses - is hundreds of times hotter than the sun's visible surface, or photosphere. Why?
May 30, 2021
Arctic sea ice succumbs to Atlantification
Satellite data reveal that warmer Atlantic waters are intruding on Arctic sea ice. The warm waters are impeding sea ice regrowth in winter.
May 26, 2021
How do forecasters make hurricane season predictions?
The complex interplay among many factors - African monsoons, ocean temperatures, wind shear, El Niño and La Niña – that go into predicting hurricane season.
May 23, 2021
Bizarre weather on other worlds: 4 examples
From iron rain on exoplanets to lightning storms on Jupiter ... Here are 4 examples of strange weather on alien worlds.
May 21, 2021
Warming is clearly visible in new US climate normals
Climatologists at NOAA have released updated climate "normals." They explain what "normal" means, how our U.S. climate normals have changed, and how to best make sense of them.
May 14, 2021
