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Arctic Report Card for 2011
The Arctic Report Card for 2011 states that persistent warming has caused dramatic changes in the Arctic Ocean and the ecosystem it supports.
December 8, 2011
SETI telescopes resume search for signs of alien life, targeting new planets
SETI telescopes are once again searching planetary systems for signals that would be evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
December 8, 2011
View lunar eclipse of December 10, 2011 by webcam
Many of you have been asking if we know of a live webcam of the December 10, 2011 total lunar eclipse event. And we do!
December 7, 2011
Coyotes roll with the punches
Coyotes’ extraordinary adaptability has allowed them to thrive on a changing continent. They've even moved into urban areas.
December 7, 2011
Earth-like planet 600 light-years away with spring day-like surface temps
The newly-discovered Kepler 22b, 600 light-years away, could be a large, rocky planet with a surface temperature of about 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
December 7, 2011
One year of the moon in 2.5 minutes
The moon appears to wobble as we watch a visualization of a whole year of orbits compressed into 2 1/2 minutes. View 12 lunar months here.
December 6, 2011
Voyager 1 enters region between solar system edge and interstellar space
"We shouldn't have long to wait to find out what the space between stars is really like," said Voyager project scientist Ed Stone.
December 6, 2011
Two record-breaking black holes found nearby
Astronomers say in a crucial discovery they've found the largest black holes ever measured in our nearby cosmological neighborhood.
December 6, 2011
2011 hurricane season in 4.5 minutes
Watch the entire 2011 hurricane season in 4.5 minutes on this NOAA video. The year 2011 had more named storms than expected.
December 6, 2011
Do cell phones kill honey bees? May Berenbaum answers
Bee expert May Berenbaum explains that there's no reliable evidence that cell phones kill honey bees. "Not scientifically robust," she says.
December 6, 2011
