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Calling all cloud-gazers! NASA needs your help
Take pictures of clouds to help scientists.
March 15, 2018
Mexico City earthquake was rare ‘bending’ quake
A new study on the 2017 quake that killed 300 in Mexico City finds that both its location and cause were unusual. But seismologists say it could happen again.
March 14, 2018
Best photos of moon’s sweep past morning planets
The waning moon has now swept past all 3 bright planets in the predawn sky. Photos here from the EarthSky community.
March 12, 2018
The science of fake news gets a boost
Scientists call for studies of fake news. Plus a word about so-called "chemtrails."
March 11, 2018
Best photos of Venus and Mercury after sunset
Venus and Mercury were closer earlier this month, but they're easier to see now. Don't miss these 2 innermost worlds in our solar system, in the west after sunset.
March 10, 2018
Send your name to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe, launching this summer, will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft yet - and you can send your name along for the ride. Hear about it from William Shatner.
March 8, 2018
Wildfires will likely get worse in western North America
A new study projects increases in burning across the U.S. West and Canada. It suggests large fires - such those we've seen recently in California - may become more common.
March 5, 2018
Almost-real-time map of global fishing
"Until now we didn’t really know where people were fishing in vast swaths of the ocean …"
March 2, 2018
What the flu does to your body
What's going on inside your body that brings such pain and malaise? An immunologist explains why the flu makes you feel so awful.
March 2, 2018
This asteroid will pass closer than the moon on Friday
And you can watch the passage of near-Earth asteroid 2018 DV1, live, on March 2.
March 2, 2018
