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Eleanor Imster
Aurora and mysterious dust cloud around Mars
Spacecraft spies two strange phenomena in the Martian atmosphere: An unexplained high-altitude dust cloud and aurora that reaches deep into the Martian atmosphere.
March 18, 2015
Extinct giant lobster bigger than a human
A 480-million-year-old fossil of a gigantic sea creature is giving paleontologists insights into the ancestors of modern-day arthropods such as lobsters and scorpions.
March 18, 2015
1,400+ new marine creatures identified last year
A global effort to create a consolidated inventory of all existing sea life announced the results of eight years of work.
March 16, 2015
Watch MMS spacecraft launch March 12
A stack of four identical spacecraft will study Earth's magnetosphere - the comet-shaped magnetic shield that protects us from "space weather." Watch the launch.
March 12, 2015
This dog can smell cancer
This is Frankie, a German shepherd mix. He can sniff out thyroid cancer in patients’ urine samples with 88% accuracy, according to a new study.
March 10, 2015
Solar-powered plane begins first round-the-world flight
Swiss plane Solar Impulse 2 landed Monday in Muscat, Oman, the first stopover in the attempt to fly around the world powered by the sun alone. Follow the flight.
March 9, 2015
Dawn spacecraft arrives at Ceres!
The Dawn spacecraft has made history. It has become the first mission to visit a dwarf planet when it successfully slipped into Ceres' orbit on March 6.
March 6, 2015
Moonrise over Gunnison
The full Worm Moon rising over Gunnison, Colorado on Thursday night. Photo by Matt Burt.
March 6, 2015
