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Eleanor Imster
The Brocken Spectre
Brocken Spectre at Lough Corrib, a lake in the west of Ireland, by Conor Ledwith Photography.
October 26, 2014
Video: 3D flight over Mars chaotic terrain
Get out your 3D glasses and watch a flyover of the weird landforms on Mars know as chaotic terrain.
October 23, 2014
View from space: Southwestern U.S. at night
Two cool nighttime photos by astronauts aboard the ISS. Check out the bright city lights.
October 22, 2014
Video: Solar eclipse on October 23
Weather permitting, almost everyone in North America will be able to see the partial solar eclipse this Thursday.
October 20, 2014
Video: Comet Siding Spring’s close encounter with Mars
Here's a 2-minute video on the comet's October 19 near-miss of Mars, and how orbiting spacecraft will evade onslaught of dust particles from the comet.
October 19, 2014
San Francisco Bay area overdue for a big quake
Four urban sections of the San Andreas Fault system in Northern California have stored enough energy to produce major earthquakes, according to a new study.
October 15, 2014
Massive icebergs once drifted to Florida
New research suggests that during Earth's last ice age - about 21,000 years ago - icebergs regularly reached South Carolina and even southern Florida.
October 14, 2014
4 a.m aurora
Aurora, mirrored in water, west of Saskatoon in Canada. Photo by Colin Chatfield.
October 14, 2014
Largest-yet study describes near-death experiences
Tunnels ending in light, your life flashing before you, out-of-body sensations. Near-death experiences merit further study without prejudice, these researchers say.
October 13, 2014
Active moon volcanos in geologically recent times
Last volcanic activity on moon thought to be a billion years ago. Now small lava flows on moon’s dark plains suggest activity as recently as 50 million years ago.
October 12, 2014
