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Eleanor Imster
Watch ISS spacewalk July 1
On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 2 astronauts will perform the 2nd of a pair of International Space Station (ISS) spacewalks, to replace aging nickel-hydrogen batteries. How to watch.
June 30, 2020
Plastic rain: More than 1,000 tons of microplastic rain onto western US
New research finds that microplastics are emitted into the atmosphere.
June 25, 2020
Imanda watching the eclipse
Imanda viewed the annular eclipse of June 21, 2020, as it developed over Syokimau, Kenya.
June 24, 2020
Study reveals biggest Yellowstone supervolcano eruption
The new study also suggests that the supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park was much more explosive in its early history and could be slowing down.
June 24, 2020
Celebrate solstice sunrise at Stonehenge live online
This year, solstice celebrations at Stonehenge monument are canceled due to Covid-19. But for the 1st time, you can celebrate the 1st sunrise of summer from Stonehenge online.
June 18, 2020
Where is the largest waterfall on Earth?
The world’s largest waterfall is in the ocean, beneath the Denmark Strait.
June 15, 2020
Rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continues unabated
NOAA reports that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) measured at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory for May 2020 was the highest monthly reading ever recorded.
June 9, 2020
Video: 2 minutes of cool ocean facts
Get a snapshot of some surprising facts in less than 2 minutes.
June 8, 2020
Scientists identify cleanest air on Earth
Researchers say they've identified the cleanest air on the planet - free from particles caused by human activity - over the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica.
June 5, 2020
New study says dinosaur-dooming asteroid struck Earth at ‘deadliest possible’ angle
"For the dinosaurs, the worst-case scenario is exactly what happened ... because it put more hazardous debris into the upper atmosphere and scattered it everywhere, the very thing that led to a nuclear winter."
June 3, 2020
