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Billion-year-old water found in reservoir under Ontario
Researchers don't know yet whether anything has been living in the water, which has been out of contact with Earth's atmosphere for over a billion years.
May 16, 2013
How NASA might revive the Kepler planet-hunter
Scott Hubbard, a consulting professor of aeronautics and astronautics, explains how NASA might bring the planet-hunting spacecraft back online.
May 16, 2013
Engineers monitor heart health using paper-thin flexible skin
Engineers created a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill that could one day provide doctors with a safer way to check the condition of a patient's heart.
May 16, 2013
Hello spring! Best flower photos from around the world
Henri Matisse said, "There are always flowers for those who want to see them." Thank you EarthSky friends for seeing them and sharing your images with us!
May 16, 2013
Planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft in trouble
It went into safe mode on Tuesday, May 14 after the #4 reaction wheel, needed to orient the spacecraft, would not spin.
May 16, 2013
Severe storms kill at least 6 people in Texas
Severe storms struck in north and east Texas yesterday. At least 6 dead with over a hundred injuries in the town of Granbury. Mile-wide tornado north of Vista.
May 16, 2013
Video: May 10 ring of fire annular solar eclipse
Beautiful video of ring of fire eclipse by astrophotographer Colin Legg, who used three cameras along the ecliptic path in western Australia.
May 15, 2013
Orion’s hidden fiery ribbon
This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky.
May 15, 2013
Here’s how NYC would look under the skies of other worlds
"I felt that if I could show people what New York City looked like on other planets, I'd give people a sense of how lucky we are to be living on Earth."
May 15, 2013
MIGHTI Slated for Launch on ICON Mission
A instrument designed to study the Earth's thermosphere is part of a satellite mission that NASA has selected to move forward into development.
May 15, 2013
