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Eleanor Imster
First color movies of Pluto and Charon
It's not Disney quality, but these distant worlds are real and 3 billion miles (5 billion km) away.
June 23, 2015
Sixth mass extinction is happening now
We are entering a mass extinction that threatens humanity's existence, says a new study
June 22, 2015
Earth’s core contains lots of sulphur
New research shows that Earth's core contains vast amounts of sulphur - 90% of our planet's sulphur - equivalent to 10% of the mass of the moon.
June 18, 2015
Awesome look at place where stars collide
This beautiful stellar jewel-box – a tightly packed cluster of stars - is one of the few places in our galaxy where astronomers think stars can actually collide.
June 18, 2015
Philae comet lander is awake!
Seven months after it lost contact with Earth, the Rosetta mission's Philae lander hibernating on comet 67P has woken up and tweeted, "Hello Earth!"
June 15, 2015
New map confirms 4 Milky Way arms
Although we can't see it from the outside, astronomers know our galaxy has an overall spiral structure. For years, they've been trying to pin down the number of Milky Way spiral arms. Now they say ... 4.
June 14, 2015
North America once linked to Australia?
A new tectonic model suggests that the continent of North America may have once been attached to Australia.
June 11, 2015
Video: Fine dining in microgravity
An astronaut aboard the ISS prepares one of her favorite meals - quinoa salad with tomato, mackerel and leek cream in a warm tortilla. Here's how it's done in space.
June 9, 2015
Deepest-yet hydrothermal vents discovered in Pacific
Over 3,800 meters (12,500 feet) below the surface, researchers found towering white chimneys venting scalding hot water, colonized by animals that thrive in the toxicity and heat.
June 8, 2015
Octopus opens a jar, from the inside
Check out this video. More evidence that octopuses are amazing.
May 30, 2015
