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Wow! Jupiter might have 600 moons
Astronomers in Canada say they have found evidence for 45 new tiny moons orbiting Jupiter, and that the planet may have a staggering 600 such moons in total.
September 17, 2020
Advice from an astronaut
For anyone who wants to grow up and be an astronaut .... here's a lovely video with advice from ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano.
September 17, 2020
Solar Cycle 25 is here
The sun has passed from one of its 11-year activity cycles into another. Scientists predict the new cycle - Solar Cycle 25 - will be about as calm as the previous one.
September 16, 2020
Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets are melting
Several new studies released in recent weeks paint a dire picture of the ongoing melting of Earth's freshwater ice sheets and glaciers, 99% of which are found in Greenland and Antarctica.
September 16, 2020
Northern Hemisphere just had its hottest summer on record
Not only was August 2020 the 2nd-warmest August on record, but the Northern Hemisphere had its warmest summer on record, and the globe as a whole had its 3rd-hottest 3-month season.
September 16, 2020
5 active cyclones in the Atlantic
Satellite image shows 5 tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean at the same time for only 2nd time in history.
September 16, 2020
Amazon River from space
Video tour - via satellite - of the Amazon River meandering through the Amazon rainforest in South America.
September 15, 2020
Has microbial life been found on Venus?
Is there microbial life in the atmosphere of Earth's closest neighbor, Venus? An international team of astronomers has found tentative but highly compelling evidence.
September 14, 2020
What’s in wildfire smoke and why it’s so bad for your lungs
The health impact of wildfire exposure depends in part on the fire itself and how much smoke a person breathes in, how often and for how long.
September 13, 2020
Scientists probe dark matter in a virtual universe
The new work reveals dark matter haloes as active regions of the sky, teeming with not only galaxies, but also radiation-emitting collisions that could make it possible to find dark matter haloes in the real sky.
September 13, 2020
