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Posts by
Eleanor Imster
Bye bye winter sky
"The next few weeks are the last chance to observe Sirius, Orion and the Hyades in the evening sky. Then we say goodbye to our old friends of the winter skies."
March 30, 2018
Arctic winter sea ice extent 2nd lowest
Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent last week, and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the 4 lowest maximum extents on record, say scientists
March 29, 2018
Watch spacewalk live March 29
On Thursday, 2 astronauts will perform a spacewalk. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at about 12:10 UTC (8:10 a.m. EDT) and will last about 6.5 hours. How to watch live.
March 28, 2018
Great Pacific Garbage Patch now 3 times size of France
In 2015, a mega-expedition - 30 vessels simultaneously - crossed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and collected 1.2 million plastic samples. They say the problem is getting worse.
March 27, 2018
A large swath of Texas is heaving and sinking
The oil-rich Permian Basin is having a resurgence in active drilling. Researchers report that, in one place, the ground has shifted 40 inches (about a meter) over the past two-and-a-half years.
March 27, 2018
Ghost tracks
The Milky Way rising over the famous buried “ghost tracks” on the beach at Cape May, New Jersey.
March 24, 2018
Did huge volcanoes lead to oceans on Mars?
A new study links oceans on ancient Mars to the rise of the planet's Tharsis volcano system, home to the largest volcanoes in our solar system.
March 22, 2018
Jupiter’s Red Spot gets taller as it shrinks
Scientists have noticed that Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been getting smaller over time. New evidence says the storm is getting taller - and more orange - as it shrinks.
March 21, 2018
How can you know what to believe?
It's not surprising that a new study linking extreme winter weather in the U.S. East with a warmer Arctic has drawn fire from global warming skeptics. Should you believe the study or the skeptics?
March 19, 2018
