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Fly over a Mars crater
Fly over Mars' Neukum Crater, in this video based on images taken by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft.
May 13, 2018
European Space Agency considers 3 new mission concepts
ESA considers a high-energy survey of the early universe, an infrared observatory to study the formation of stars, planets and galaxies, and a Venus orbiter.
May 12, 2018
Here’s why volcanoes are so dangerous
When mountains explode … lava flows and fountains … getting ready for the next eruption.
May 9, 2018
It’s nesting season for sea turtles
Adult female sea turtles - on beaches from North Carolina to Texas and throughout the Caribbean - are crawling out of the ocean and laying their eggs. Here's an update from a biologist who's been studying these turtles for 36 years.
May 7, 2018
Help NASA create the world’s largest landslide database
NASA researchers have launched a citizen science project requesting your reports on landslides you've seen, heard about in the news, or found in an online database. Photos welcome!
May 7, 2018
See 15 years of change in the Arctic
Mesmerizing new video, made from 15 years of satellite data, shows the waxing and waning of Arctic ice and snow as the seasons change.
May 2, 2018
Cool video! When humans stalked a giant sloth
Fossil footprints track a prehistoric hunt.
April 29, 2018
I run ‘facial recognition’ on buildings
An art historian describes how he and his team use an analysis technique similar to facial recognition, to unlock architectural secrets.
April 26, 2018
How TESS will hunt for alien worlds
Launched last week, TESS will scan 200,000 close and bright stars, seeking new planets and possibly livable worlds. Here's a roundtable discussion with 2 scientists on the TESS mission.
April 22, 2018
Latest snow on record for thousands of US locations
What's the latest date that measurable snow has fallen in different parts of the United States? Check this interactive map from NOAA to find your record latest snow.
April 20, 2018
