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Eleanor Imster
Solar eclipse safe viewing tips
If you're planning to watch the August 21 total solar eclipse (and we hope you are!) take a minute to watch this video on how to watch safely.
June 30, 2017
Top 10 things to know about asteroids
For example, if all known asteroids were rolled into a ball, they'd still be smaller than Earth’s moon ... except for 1 big one.
June 30, 2017
US Southwest wildfires still burning
Across the US Southwest - amid a record-breaking heat wave - fires that started in early June continue to burn.
June 26, 2017
El Capitan on 1st day of summer
The El Capitan rock formation reflected in a flooded valley in California's Yosemite National Park.
June 23, 2017
Global coral bleaching event likely ending
Good news for coral reefs at last! After 3 years, the global coral bleaching event is likely over, scientists say.
June 22, 2017
Kepler finds 10 Earth-like exoplanets
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has identified 219 new exoplanet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and in the habitable zone of their star.
June 21, 2017
Auroras in front of Magellanic Clouds
Hunter Davis, at the South Pole, captured auroras flickering in front of the two Magellanic Clouds.
June 21, 2017
Space gardening
Future space outpost dwellers will need to grow plants for food and to recycle air and water. Here's what scientists are learning about space farming from plants grown on the ISS.
June 20, 2017
Saturn’s 2-toned moon
Saturn's moon Iapetus is a world of contrast, with light and dark regions fitting together like cosmic puzzle pieces.
June 15, 2017
Oldest fossils of our species
Researchers have uncovered 300,000 year-old fossil bones of Homo sapiens in Morocco, the oldest reliably-dated fossil evidence of our species yet.
June 14, 2017
