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Watch right whale and calf interact with dolphins
Watch an endangered right whale mom and her baby interact with a group of curious dolphins. The video was shot via drone by NOAA researchers.
March 10, 2019
There may be 50 billion free-floating planets in our galaxy
There are at least 200 billion stars in our galaxy, and perhaps even a greater number of planets. Now a new study suggests there could be an additional 50 billion rogue planets, not orbiting any stars.
March 10, 2019
5 ways life would be better if it were always daylight time
A researcher argues that we'd be better off if we moved to daylight saving time (DST) year-round.
March 10, 2019
Hot air balloon at sunrise, over Morocco
Sunrise in Marrakech, Morocco, on February 27, 2019, taken from a hot air balloon. Photo by Ming Bow.
March 10, 2019
Lurch forward an hour
"A squeal of distress will go flying across America ... It’s all those clocks, being twisted an hour forward, away from the natural time they were born to show." Insights on time from astronomer Guy Ottewell, here.
March 9, 2019
Eclipse shows moon move in reverse
Check out this interesting eclipse of the sun by Earth's moon on March 6. A NASA spacecraft saw it. During the eclipse, the moon appears to reverse its direction!
March 8, 2019
Snow roller in New Hampshire
Have you ever heard of snow rollers? We hadn't either. They're like the snowballs people roll to make snowmen. But, instead of people, nature rolls them.
March 8, 2019
Clouds for some Earth-sized TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets
The red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 - about 40 light-years away - has 7 Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting it. A new study puts limits on how many of those worlds have hazy or cloudy atmospheres.
March 7, 2019
How the moon got its sunburn
Every object, planet or person traveling through space has to contend with the sun's damaging radiation - and the moon has the scars to prove it.
March 7, 2019
