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How far away was that lightning?
When you see a flash of lightning, do you count seconds until it thunders? An atmospheric scientist comments ...
June 10, 2018
Mars explorers wanted!
Can you picture yourself as an explorer, farmer, surveyor or teacher on Mars? Download a NASA Mars poster (free!) that speaks to you.
June 7, 2018
Explore 20 years of Earth data
From NASA, 2 decades of planetary change. See detailed views of volcanoes fuming, hurricanes flooding, dams being built, wildfires sweeping across landscapes and more.
June 7, 2018
When did humans learn to count?
Linguistic clues show how people around the world first developed mathematical thought.
June 6, 2018
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts in fury
The death toll is up to 65, with hundreds injured, from Sunday's powerful eruption of Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala.
June 4, 2018
Can you see better than your dog, cat, or goldfish?
How does your kitchen look through the eyes of a cat, fish, fly or mosquito? A new study compares our human eyesight to the vision of other creatures.
June 4, 2018
2018 Atlantic hurricane season outlook
Atlantic hurricane season starts today. Experts are forecasting a 75% chance that the 2018 season will be near- or above-normal, thanks in part to a weak El Niño.
June 1, 2018
The Standard Model theory of particle physics
"What a dull name for the most accurate scientific theory known to human beings ... As a theoretical physicist, I’d prefer 'The Absolutely Amazing Theory of Almost Everything'."
May 31, 2018
Today is Walt Whitman’s birthday
"Love the earth and sun and the animals ..." - Walt Whitman
May 31, 2018
The real story behind that melted camera
NASA's melted camera became a social media phenomenon last week. Here’s the story behind the picture.
May 29, 2018
