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The rain slowed. The fog rolled in.
A beautifully composed photo from a friend in south Georgia.
February 28, 2013
Video captures two comets at once in southern skies
Southern Hemisphere skywatchers have been seeing not one but two comets this month. This beautiful video captures Comets Lemmon and PANSTARRS.
February 27, 2013
Want to help name a faraway planet? Read this.
Uwingu is accepting recommendations for names of planets orbiting distant stars. All names will go into a database for final selection by astronomers and others.
February 27, 2013
NuSTAR helps solve riddle of black hole spin
An international team of scientists has definitively measured the spin rate of a supermassive black hole for the first time.
February 27, 2013
New plastic electronics can greatly reduce food waste worldwide
Researchers have invented a circuit that makes it possible to test whether food inside packaging is still safe to eat. This development should drastically reduce the amount of edible food which is wasted every day.
February 27, 2013
NASA beams Mona Lisa to the moon
Image of Mona Lisa becomes first-ever laser communication at planetary distance.
February 27, 2013
What exploded over Russia? Watch two videos with new answers
Two videos present the latest results - as of February 26, 2013 - on the meteor that exploded over Russia on February 15.
February 27, 2013
This date in science: Co-discoverer of insulin is born
Charles Herbert Best, along with Frederick Banting, discovered a way to manage diabetes and help millions.
February 27, 2013
The wisdom of astronauts
This amazing video features footage of Earth from space and astronauts speaking on how their experience changed their lives.
February 26, 2013
Infrared digital holography allows firefighters to see through flames
A team of Italian researchers has developed a new imaging technique that uses infrared (IR) digital holography to peer through chaotic conflagrations and capture potentially lifesaving and otherwise hidden details.
February 26, 2013
