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Eleanor Imster
Here’s where InSight will touch down on Monday
"If you were a Martian coming to explore Earth's interior, it wouldn't matter if you put down in the middle of Kansas or the beaches of Oahu ... The beauty of this mission is happening below the surface."
November 24, 2018
Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
On November 6, Stephen Hanley captured this piece of an aurora beside the Milky Way in the sky over Skulsfjord, Norway. Thanks, Steve!
November 21, 2018
Merging galaxies fuel mega black holes
It hasn't been easy for astronomers to peer into the cores of merging galaxies. Dust obscures the view. Now, new research has given astronomers a better look.
November 18, 2018
Huge meteorite crater discovered under Greenland ice
Researchers have identified a large meteorite impact crater hiding under the Greenland ice. The enormous crater - bigger than Paris - appears to be result of meteor strike just 12,000 years ago.
November 18, 2018
View from space: Camp Fire burns through Paradise
Satellite image of the area around Paradise, California, on the morning of November 8 shows the Camp Fire when it was only 4 hours old, yet had already burned halfway through the city.
November 17, 2018
Pine Island Glacier drops another massive iceberg
The giant iceberg - about 3 times the size of Manhattan – broke off from Pine Island Glacier in late October. Scientists say the frequency of such events appears to be on the rise.
November 16, 2018
The night the stars fell
Check out this old engraving of the November 1833 Leonid meteor shower. It's one reason this shower - due to peak this weekend - is so famous.
November 16, 2018
What is space weather?
Activity on the sun’s surface creates the conditions known as space weather, that can, at its worst, damage Earth satellites and cause electrical blackouts.
November 15, 2018
Awesome new Jupiter close-up
This new Juno spacecraft image shows magnificent swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic atmosphere. The craft was about 4,400 miles (7,000 km) from the planet's cloud tops on October 29, over about 40 degrees north.
November 11, 2018
Largest U.S. indoor ocean exhibit has good news
How natural can seawater be, in a large inland aquarium? Researchers at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta were happy to learn that bacteria in their indoor exhibit mimicked those in the world's oceans.
November 11, 2018
