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A dramatic vista on Mars
The Mars Curiosity rover is making its way toward the base of Mount Sharp, which is the central peak in the martian Gale Crater.
March 3, 2014
Phone app measures night sky brightness
Help scientists create a global map of night sky brightness with the Dark Sky Meter app on your smartphone.
March 3, 2014
Listen to the whales of the Bering Strait
The Arctic is home to a growing number of whales and ships, and to populations of sub-Arctic whales that are expanding their territory into newly ice-free Arctic waters.
March 3, 2014
Major winter storm poised to wallop U.S. Mid-Atlantic
Large amounts of snow to cities including Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. area on March 2 and 3, according to NOAA's National Weather Service.
March 2, 2014
Reading the rainbow
Astrophysics - understanding the physical nature of stars - was born when astronomers learned to analyze the different wavelengths of white light.
March 2, 2014
‘Impossible’ shots of Milky Way over city in new video
"This movie aims to ... inspire more astrophotographers residing in heavily light polluted cities to unveil the beauty of the elusive Milky Way galaxy." - Justin Ng
March 1, 2014
Video: How wolves change rivers
Do yourself a favor and watch this video on how wolves change rivers. It will make you happy.
February 28, 2014
Can Hubble Space Telescope observe Earth?
What if you could point the Hubble Space Telescope downward, toward Earth. What would it see?
February 28, 2014
Rise of Venus and Milky Way over Singapore
Photographer Justin Ng told us it has been his dream to capture the Milky Way over light-polluted Singapore. This morning, he finally did it.
February 28, 2014
Major storm slamming California
Not just California. While meteorological spring begins on March 1, a large portion of the United States will still be under old man winter's wrath.
February 28, 2014
