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Video: April 1 tsunami moving across Pacific
Near real-time animation of the tsunami that resulted from the April 1 earthquake off northern Chile. Amazing to see the waves move across the Pacific
April 3, 2014
Mars over Northern Ireland coast
The planet Mars with the stars Spica, Arcturus and the Plough - or Big Dipper - over the northern coast of Northern Ireland. Mars is now at its best!
April 3, 2014
Mid-level solar flare April 2
Awesome image! A mid-level flare, an M6.5, erupted from the sun on April 2, 2014, peaking at 10:05 a.m. EDT.
April 2, 2014
New image: Two contrasting galaxies
A new image shows two galaxies, close to each other in space, but with very different histories - small spiral NGC 1317 and the large battle-scarred NGC 1316.
April 2, 2014
Mars opposition happens this month: It’s really easy to see
Earth and Mars are converging for a beautiful close encounter in April, an event astronomers call "the opposition of Mars."
April 2, 2014
Starry sky over Connemara
Beautiful spring night over a garden in Connemara, Ireland, by Conor Ledwith.
April 2, 2014
Tsunami warning issued after 8.2 quake in Chile
A 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Peru. Tsunami warnings have been issued for Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.
April 1, 2014
Will the Yellowstone supervolcano erupt in your lifetime?
The supervolcano under Yellowstone Park is one of the biggest in the world. When will it erupt again? This NFS scientist doesn't think it'll happen anytime soon.
April 1, 2014
Are microbes responsible for Earth’s largest mass extinction?
Around 250 million years ago, 90 percent of Earth's life was wiped out. The cause, new research suggests, wasn't asteroids, or volcanoes, but methane-spewing microbes.
April 1, 2014
Aurora alert for April 1 and 2
The first of three sets of solar particles are now en route to Earth and are expected to deliver glancing blows to Earth beginning April 1 and into April 2.
April 1, 2014
