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Ancient humans in India survived Toba super-volcano eruption
The Toba super-volcano eruption 74,000 years ago was 5,000 times larger than that of Mount St. Helens. Somehow, ancient human populations in India survived it.
March 10, 2020
Retreat at Pine Island glacier
Pine Island Glacier is one of the fastest-retreating glaciers in Antarctica. Watch the glacier’s ice front retreat and shed some notable icebergs over the past 2 decades.
March 10, 2020
Moon composite
Last month's full moon plus this month's waxing gibbous moon, combined.
March 9, 2020
March full moon is 2nd-closest of 2020’s 3 full supermoons
The whole globe enjoys a full-looking moon on March 8 and 9, 2020. The exact time of full moon falls in daylight on March 9 for clocks in the Americas. It's the 1st supermoon of 2020 and 2nd-closest full moon this year.
March 8, 2020
Moon and Regulus on March 7 and 8
Seen from around the world on the nights of March 7 and 8, the moon is moving through the constellation Leo the Lion, past the bright star Regulus, the Lion's Heart.
March 7, 2020
Standing wave cloud at sunrise, over Zimbabwe
Standing wave clouds form when wind blows over a mountain.
March 6, 2020
And now, a word from Juno at Jupiter
Juno arrived at Jupiter in 2016. It's in a 53-day orbit around the planet. Close sweeps past the planet are called "perijoves" (peri means "near"). Here are some spectacular images from the most recent sweep, Perijove 25, in February.
March 6, 2020
Top tips for feeding wild birds
It's OK to feed wild birds. Here are some tips for doing it the right way from a wildlife ecologist.
March 5, 2020
Curiosity rover on Mars snags highest-resolution panorama yet
This just in ... a new super-cool composite from Curiosity on Mars. The panorama contains more than 1,000 images taken last Thanksgiving and assembled over the past few months ... 1.8 billion new pixels of Martian landscape!
March 5, 2020
Gemini twins are triplets on March 5
Let tonight's moon show you the Gemini twins, Castor and Pollux, as well as Procyon, aka the Little Dog Star.
March 5, 2020
