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Man-made chemicals in deepest sea
Scientists have detected persistent man-made chemicals in crustaceans from the Mariana Trench and Kermadec Trench, deepest parts of the ocean ever sampled.
July 5, 2016
Success! Juno is orbiting Jupiter
After a 5-year voyage, Juno performed a successful braking maneuver on July 4. First spacecraft to enter Jupiter orbit since Galileo in the 1990s.
July 5, 2016
Antarctic ozone shows signs of healing
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere say that the Antarctic ozone hole shows signs of shrinking. They say they expect it to close permanently by mid-century.
July 2, 2016
Asteroid Day 2016 is June 30
Hundreds of events - films, concerts, panels with engineers, scientists and astronauts - about asteroids and how to protect our planet from asteroid impacts.
June 30, 2016
Known asteroids near Earth today
The first map shows all the known asteroids within one-third of Earth's distance from the sun today - Asteroid Day - June 30, 2016. Look below for a second map.
June 30, 2016
Join astronomers in tracking asteroids
Sign up to trigger asteroid observations on a global telescope network on Asteroid Day, June 30. Anyone can help! Sign up by 00:00 UTC on July 1.
June 30, 2016
Want to go stargazing?
Where to go stargazing in Georgia, plus a word about a new feature - Best Places to Stargaze, for people around the world - just launched at EarthSky.
June 28, 2016
Cygnus spacecraft’s fiery re-entry
Scientists aboard an aircraft caught the impressive streak and final breakup of the Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship, as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere on June 22.
June 27, 2016
Can we grow food on Mars?
Apparently we can, and you can view details in this video from a talk given at Mars One's recent private event in Amsterdam.
June 25, 2016
Warming temps to raise Zika virus risk
Global warming will cause more people to be exposed to the mosquito that carries Zika virus, says a new study. Why this mosquito is such a good virus-spreader.
June 22, 2016
