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Earth’s night lights: Watch 24-hour rotation in 30 seconds
Watch an animation of the night side of Earth for one rotation of our planet. Earth's night twinkles with light, and the first thing to stand out is the cities.
July 22, 2013
Official trailer for Neil deGrasse Tyson’s re-release of Cosmos
Neil deGrasse Tyson's version of the classic Cosmos series will be coming to a TV screen near you in 2014.
July 21, 2013
Video: Ride with the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn
It's eight years of time and 200,000 images compressed into 4 minutes of video. An awesome way to experience Cassini's tour of Saturn.
July 21, 2013
Raw image Earth and moon from Saturn
On Friday, the Cassini spacecraft, Saturn and the sun were aligned so that Cassini could capture Earth's picture from distant space. Cassini got the moon, too!
July 21, 2013
Globally, June 2013 ranked among top 5 warmest Junes on record
Last below-average temps for month of June were in 1976. If you're younger than 28, you've never experienced a June with global temps below the 20th century average.
July 20, 2013
First humans on the moon
Were you alive when this happened? Can you remember how exciting it was?
July 20, 2013
The day Earth smiled, a global moment of cosmic self-awareness
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be photographing Earth through the rings of Saturn on Friday, July 19, and - if you're in the Americas - you can join the shot.
July 19, 2013
Do two suns make planets more suitable for life?
The answer could change estimates of the number of planets harboring life in our galaxy and help select future targets in the search for life.
July 19, 2013
New discovery about neutrinos
The discovery could ultimately help scientists explain why the universe contains matter but very little antimatter.
July 19, 2013
Link between stars’ ages and their orbits
Astronomers have determined the orbital motion of two distinct populations of stars in an ancient globular star cluster, offering proof they formed at different times.
July 19, 2013
