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Eleanor Imster
The real story behind that melted camera
NASA's melted camera became a social media phenomenon last week. Here’s the story behind the picture.
May 29, 2018
Top 10 new species 2018
This year's list includes a towering tree and a tiny, single-celled protist, as well as a rare great ape and the fossil of an Australian marsupial lion.
May 29, 2018
When was Earth’s 1st snow?
A new study suggests our planet got its 1st snowfall about 2.4 billion years ago, after a lot of land rose swiftly from the sea and set off dramatic changes on Earth.
May 27, 2018
Waiting for tomorrow
Tommy Richardsen captured this image near Skjervøy in northern Norway.
May 27, 2018
Astronauts’ views of Mount Shasta
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured these images of Mount Shasta while orbiting over northern California at different times of the year.
May 25, 2018
Scientists track major freshwater change
'What we are witnessing is major hydrologic change,' they said. Over 14 years, Earth's wet land areas got wetter. Dry areas got drier. They also reported multiple hot spots resulting from groundwater depletion.
May 24, 2018
Fly through the Orion Nebula
Take 3 minutes to fly through the spectacular Orion Nebula, in this new 3D visualization from NASA.
May 24, 2018
Scientists measure rise in ozone-destroying chemical
Report on CFC-11 - an illegal chemical responsible for ozone-depletion in Earth's atmosphere - now apparently on an upswing again. Meanwhile, new direct evidence the ban on CFCs is working and the ozone hole is recovering.
May 19, 2018
Boom!
Photographer Walter E. Elliott captured this image from Michigan's Grand Haven North Pier on May 14, 2018.
May 16, 2018
Galaxies look like fireflies
In the darkness of the distant universe, galaxies resemble glowing fireflies, flickering candles, or sparks floating up from a bonfire.
May 13, 2018
