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Water vapor venting from Jupiter’s moon, Europa
If these plumes vent from Europa's subsurface water ocean, future scientists won't need to drill into Europa's icy crust to investigate the potential for life in that alien sea.
December 14, 2013
How to see Comet Lovejoy in December 2013
Around mid-December, Comet Lovejoy is near the famous Keystone asterism in the constellation Hercules. Photos and charts here.
December 14, 2013
Murmuration, Venus, in day’s last light
A flock of starlings is known as a “chattering,” “clattering,” “cloud,” “congregation,” or “murmuration.”
December 13, 2013
Arctic caught a break in 2013, as long-term warming continues
"The relatively cool year [in 2013] does little to offset the long-term trend of the last 30 years: the Arctic is warming rapidly, becoming greener and experiencing a variety of changes." - David M. Kennedy
December 12, 2013
Antarctic ozone hole is not yet in recovery
Twenty years after Montreal Protocol limited emissions of ozone-destroying chemicals, the Antarctic ozone hole has stabilized but has not begun to recover.
December 12, 2013
Cloud towers, seen from above
Satellite view of mushrooming thunderheads over the Indonesian island of Flores.
December 12, 2013
Coldest place in the universe
The ghostly Boomerang Nebula, coldest known place in the universe, reveals its true shape in this image from the giant ALMA radio telescope.
December 11, 2013
Juno captured starship-like view of Earth and moon
The closest we've come yet to being on the bridge of the starship Enterprise, but this time it's Earth on the view screen. Thanks, Juno spacecraft!
December 10, 2013
Proposed step to help society prepare for a solar storm disaster
"We would like space weather users, operators of systems, and policy makers adopt this event immediately and do war game scenarios with it." - Daniel Baker
December 10, 2013
New record for the coldest place on Earth
NASA scientists have discovered the coldest place on our planet. It's a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau. On a clear winter night, temperatures can dip below -133.6 degrees F (-92 degrees C)
December 10, 2013
