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Eleanor Imster
Gauging Arctic’s summer sea ice melt
This past winter, Arctic sea ice extent sank to a record low for the 3rd straight year. Now, NASA is looking at the summer melt season's impact on the Arctic's oldest, thickest sea ice.
July 27, 2017
Watch launch of new ISS crew July 28
Live launch coverage from Kazakhstan begins at 10:45 a.m. EDT (14:45 UTC). You can also watch the spacecraft dock with the ISS, starting at 5:15 p.m. EDT (21:15 UTC).
July 26, 2017
Synchronized symphony of fireflies
This video shows a timelapse journey through Smoky Mountains National Park during world's largest gathering of synchronized fireflies. Beautiful!
July 24, 2017
Soar over Pluto and Charon
To celebrate the 2-year anniversary of New Horizon's flyover of the Pluto system, NASA released these 2 cool videos. Sail over the surface of Pluto and its large moon Charon.
July 17, 2017
Last survivors on Earth?
Scientists say they’re likely to be tardigrades - tiny, 8-legged marine creatures - which can survive until the sun dies, long after we humans have disappeared.
July 14, 2017
Possible new threat to Earth’s ozone layer
Recent increases in an unregulated ozone-depleting substance could delay recovery of Antarctic ozone levels by 5–30 years, say scientists.
July 12, 2017
Red rainbow at sunset, over Estonia
Jüri Voit captured this image on July 6 in Kuusalu, Estonia. It looks like a special kind of rainbow, called a red rainbow.
July 8, 2017
Solar minimum is coming
Low ebb in the 11-year sunspot cycle expected 2019-2020. Want some basic information about the sunspot cycle and its effects? Watch this NASA ScienceCast.
July 7, 2017
Make a pinhole projector for eclipse-watching
You don't need fancy equipment to watch a solar eclipse. This video shows you how to make a pinhole camera with just a few simple supplies.
July 7, 2017
Do you have what it takes to live on Mars?
If it's your dream to travel to the Red Planet, check out this video for some things you might want to consider.
July 5, 2017
