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View from space: A cloudy, dusty day in Kuwait
On April 5, 2013, a thick veil of dust spanned hundreds of kilometers, with clouds hovering over the dust, especially over Kuwait.
April 5, 2013
Is this green rock from Mercury?
A meteorite designated Northwest Africa 7325 has a highly unusual chemistry similar to that measured by NASA's Mercury Messenger probe.
April 5, 2013
Ultrasonic sounds of the rainforest
New research aimed at developing ultrasonic microphones with insect-like sensitivity will continue in the rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador.
April 5, 2013
View from space: North Korea and South Korea
As political tensions continue to mount between North and South Korea, a view of these two nations from space.
April 5, 2013
Last night’s galaxy and comet rendezvous
Here is the beautiful Comet PANSTARRS as it appeared near the Andromeda Galaxy on April 4, 2013.
April 5, 2013
Record broken in search for farthest supernova
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found the farthest supernova so far of the type used to measure cosmic distances. Supernova UDS10Wil, nicknamed SN Wilson after American President Woodrow Wilson, exploded more than 10 billion years ago.
April 4, 2013
Will Adélie penguins be climate change winners?
Adélie penguin population is expanding as ice fields recede, says study.
April 4, 2013
New experiment measures antimatter excess in space
First results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer - based on some 25 billion recorded events - represent the largest collection of antimatter particles recorded in space so far.
April 4, 2013
Curiosity rover’s parachute flapping in the wind on Mars
NASA has released seven images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing Curiosity's parachute shifting its shape in response to the wind on Mars.
April 4, 2013
April showers – almost – in Sweden
Rain that falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground is called virga.
April 4, 2013
