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Extremely rare triple quasar found
For only the second time in history, a team of scientists have discovered an extremely rare triple quasar system.
March 12, 2013
For many, Comet PANSTARRS’ northern sky debut tonight
Now it's the Northern Hemisphere's turn to see Comet PANSTARRS. The comet will be near the moon March 12 and 13. Look west immediately after sunset.
March 12, 2013
4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes southern California
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook a wide swath of southern California on March 11.
March 11, 2013
Video: What type of electricity hurts more: AC or DC?
Ouch! Mehdi Sadaghdar answers this question by running electricity through his own body and giving us feedback.
March 11, 2013
Amplified greenhouse effect shifts northern latitude growing seasons
Vegetation growth at Earth's northern latitudes increasingly resembles lusher latitudes to the south, according to a study based on a 30-year record of land surface and newly improved satellite data sets.
March 11, 2013
The closest star system found in a century
A pair of newly discovered stars is the third-closest star system to the Sun and the closest star system discovered since 1916.
March 11, 2013
Camels once lived in the high arctic
A new way of identifying fossils has enabled scientists to show ancient camels roamed the high Arctic Circle.
March 11, 2013
Party at Stonehenge. Date 2,500 B.C.
Stonehenge may be older and may have had a different function than previously thought, according to new research from British archaeologists.
March 11, 2013
Video: One year of the moon in 2.5 minutes
Take 2.5 minutes to watch this animation shows the phases of the moon, captured hourly, throughout the course of one whole year
March 10, 2013
