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Rising full moon silhouettes
The most beautiful video you'll see today. Real time video of silhouettes in front of the rising moon.
January 30, 2013
5.3-magnitude earthquake off coast of Oregon on January 29
Quake occurred 170 miles (274 kilometers) off Oregon coast. No tsunami warning. No reports of damages or injuries.
January 30, 2013
Video: A bird ballet
Watch this beautiful video of thousands of birds swooping and diving in unison - dancing in the sky.
January 29, 2013
Spring may come earlier to North American forests
Trees in the continental U.S. could send out new spring leaves up to 17 days earlier in the coming century than they did before global temperatures started to rise.
January 29, 2013
Ridges on Mars suggest ancient flowing water
Ridges in impact craters on Mars appear to be fossils of cracks in the Martian surface, formed by minerals deposited by flowing water.
January 29, 2013
Unusual January warmth triggers severe storms in US South
Severe weather is likely to develop across the southeast United States Tuesday and Wednesday. The main threat will be damaging straight line winds and tornadoes.
January 29, 2013
When can you see a daytime moon?
I saw the moon in a blue sky. Why? How can this happen? I thought the moon was visible only at night!
January 29, 2013
Video: Lunar halo seen over Israel on January 27, 2013
Time-sequence video showing a lunar halo form. The moon with its halo appears to drift as Earth turns beneath the sky. From our friends at Bareket Observatory.
January 28, 2013
Video: Record-setting asteroid flyby in February, 2013
2012 DA14 is about half the size of an American football field. It'll fly closer to Earth than some artificial satellites on February 15, 2013.
January 28, 2013
Cities affect temperatures 1,000 miles away
We're not talking about the "urban heat island effect." This study focused on how "waste heat" from cities affects global weather patterns.
January 28, 2013
