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Alberta Clipper, Panhandle Hooker, and snow, snow, snow
An Alberta Clipper developed in Canada this week and quickly moved southeast toward the Great Lakes. Meanwhile, the chances for snow have been going up.
December 4, 2024
Small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere yesterday
A small asteroid harmlessly hit Earth's atmosphere over Siberia in Russia yesterday. More info with a map and images of the fireball here.
December 4, 2024
Carnivorous wolves have a sweet tooth: Lifeform of the week
Carnivorous wolves feeding on the nectar of flowers!? Yes! Scientists have seen and documented it for the first time. Read more about wolves here.
December 2, 2024
NASA testing underwater robots to explore ocean worlds
NASA is testing prototypes for autonomous underwater robots that could one day explore our solar system's subsurface oceans.
December 1, 2024
Do magnetic tornadoes drive dark ovals on Jupiter?
Scientists have analyzed dark ovals that appear near the poles on Jupiter. They believe magnetic tornadoes higher in the atmosphere could stir up the haze.
December 1, 2024
Sun activity archive for December 2024
Sun activity archive for December 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
December 1, 2024
Observers’ report: SpaceX Starship and electrophonic sounds
Observers in Puerto Rico reported hearing low-frequency sounds as the SpaceX Starship rocket flew past on November 19, 2024. Were they electrophonic sounds?
November 30, 2024
Are Uranus and Neptune hiding oceans of water?
Uranus and Neptune might have deep water oceans beneath their thick atmospheres, with a carbon layer below them. Like oil and water, the two layers never mix.
November 29, 2024
Solar superstorm in 664 BCE recorded in tree rings
Scientists have narrowed down the date of a solar superstorm that occurred some 2,600 years ago to 664 BCE, based on a spike in carbon-14 in ancient tree rings.
November 28, 2024
Mysterious ‘UFO galaxies’ are big, red and really dusty
Astronomers using NASA's Webb space telescope have discovered "UFO galaxies". They are disk-shaped, bright red and unusually dusty.
November 28, 2024
