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Last night’s young moon
Enjoy the waxing moon in the coming weeks! When full moon comes, on the night of April 14-15, we in the Americas will get to see a total lunar eclipse.
April 1, 2014
Breakthrough in invisibility cloaks, stealth technology
Scientists can create artificial nanostructures that can 'bend light.' But the challenge has been making enough of the material to turn invisibility cloaks into a practical reality.
March 31, 2014
Climate change effects already seen on all continents, all oceans
An IPCC report, issued today, says that climate change has already affected agriculture, human health, water supplies, and people’s livelihoods, from the tropics to the poles, from the wealthiest countries to the poorest.
March 31, 2014
Tropical Cyclone Hellen crushing parts of Madagascar
Meteorologists said Hellen was likely to be "one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever seen over the northern channel [of the southwestern India Ocean] since the satellite era (1967)."
March 31, 2014
Pointing to star Spica and planet Mars
It's nearly the best time in two years to see Mars. On April 8, Earth in its smaller, faster orbit will pass between Mars and the sun.
March 31, 2014
4.8-magnitude earthquake in Yellowstone Park on March 30
Yellowstone National Park is above a hotspot below the crust of the Earth. Its hot springs and geysers make it a popular tourist attraction. It is also riddled with fault lines ...
March 30, 2014
X-flare of Saturday, March 29
Solar flares are short-lived but powerful bursts of radiation. They are our solar system’s largest explosive events, lasting minutes to hours on the sun’s surface.
March 30, 2014
Rosetta sets sights on destination comet
The Rosetta spacecraft has caught its first glimpse of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko since waking up from deep-space hibernation in January.
March 28, 2014
Comet Siding Spring barrels toward sun, sprouts multiple jets
On October 19, 2014, Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring will sweep closer to Mars than our moon is to Earth. Dust shed by the comet could endanger spacecraft orbiting Mars.
March 28, 2014
Early morning moon and Venus
GregDiesel Landscape Photography captured the moon and Venus yesterday morning.
March 28, 2014
