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Eleanor Imster
Star trails over a tree-lined path
Photo of star trails over a tree-lined path in Iran.
January 7, 2021
Watch a Saturn moon ballet
A new spin on the Nutcracker Suite, featuring the moons of Saturn.
December 24, 2020
2020 Arctic Report Card: Sea ice loss, extreme wildfires
NOAA’s 2020 Arctic Report Card describes a region that is warming even more rapidly than scientists expected.
December 22, 2020
Iceberg due to collide with island splits in 2
Antarctic iceberg A-68A has drifted menacingly close to a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The giant iceberg could strike land this month. It has now split into 2 pieces.
December 20, 2020
What are your chances of a white Christmas this year?
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Here's a map depicting which places in the US have the best chance of being snowy on Christmas Day 2020.
December 16, 2020
Favorite photos: December 2020’s waning moon and Venus
A few of our favorite images of the waning crescent moon and dazzling planet Venus in the early-morning sky.
December 12, 2020
Watch: 25 years of the sun
This video, merging more than 2 decades of footage from SOHO cameras, captures thousands of sunspots, flares, and coronal mass ejections breaking out from the sun.
December 10, 2020
Less air pollution during Covid-19 restrictions, says study
NASA researchers have found that since February, pandemic restrictions have reduced global nitrogen dioxide concentrations by nearly 20%.
December 4, 2020
The Stingray Nebula is disappearing
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured never-before-seen images of the rapid fading of the Stingray Nebula. This nebula is a cloud in space, surrounding a dying star.
December 3, 2020
Monster sunspot AR2786 swings into better view
The sun is becoming active again as it enters Solar Cycle 25. This week, scientists' predictions of sunspots were proven via photos from astronomers around the world. Giant sunspot AR2786 can be viewed with proper filters and may create strong flares that reach Earth.
November 29, 2020
