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Eleanor Imster
Las Vegas morning moon
Have you been enjoying the daytime moon? Bettina Berg captured a grackle in front of the moon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
October 27, 2018
Lightning across the solar system
Lightning is beautiful and powerful on our own planet. Here's what's being discovered about lightning on other worlds, via NASA ScienceCasts.
October 26, 2018
Eruption of the world’s deepest undersea volcano
A research team has documented a volcanic eruption in the western Pacific Ocean that's deeper below the ocean surface than Mount Rainier’s height above sea level.
October 25, 2018
US tornado frequency shifting eastward
Although Tornado Alley is still tops, vulnerable regions east of the Great Plains are catching up, according to a new study.
October 24, 2018
Watch launch of BepiColombo mission to Mercury
The BepiColombo mission to our sun's innermost planet - fascinating little Mercury - launches from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana on October 20 at 01:45 UTC (tonight at 9:45 p.m. EDT). Here's how to watch.
October 19, 2018
What makes giant soldier ants?
Charles Darwin puzzled over why ants come in such wildly different sizes. The question even made him doubt his theory of evolution. New research might explain why.
October 18, 2018
How do dogs process words?
What's happening in your dog's brain when it hears you say squirrel? New research looks at how dog's brains react to human words.
October 18, 2018
Northern lights over Sweden
Photographer Jörgen Andersson captured the northern lights over Sweden on October 7, 2018.
October 18, 2018
