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From Chelyabinsk to Cuba: The meteor connection
The scientific team that used YouTube videos to determine the trajectory of the Chelyabinsk meteor used the same method to track the trajectory of the bright meteor that crossed the sky over Cuba on February 1.
February 15, 2019
5 things about radiation donuts, in 2 minutes
Did you know that our planet has radiation donuts? These giant, donut-shaped clouds of radiation are called the Van Allen Belts.
February 15, 2019
Milky Way ascending before dawn
This is the time of year when - after a hiatus behind the sun - the center of the Milky Way returns to our sky shortly before sunup.
February 15, 2019
Mars Opportunity rover ends its mission
The Mars Opportunity rover, built to last 90 days, has ended its mission after 15 years on the red planet.
February 14, 2019
How animals love
“The animal world tells us again and again and again that love is really important.”
February 14, 2019
New Hubble images show storms on Uranus and Neptune
Uranus and Neptune - the ice giants of the solar system - are distant worlds last visited by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in the late 1980s. But the Hubble Space Telescope is still keeping an eye on them and their dynamic atmospheres.
February 13, 2019
Another huge impact crater under Greenland ice?
A glaciologist has discovered a possible 2nd impact crater buried under more than a mile of ice in northwest Greenland.
February 13, 2019
See China’s Chang’e 4 on moon’s far side
China's Chang'e 4 lander has produced fantastic, 1st-time surface views of the far side of the moon. Now a NASA orbiter has caught images of the landing site.
February 13, 2019
Mars and Uranus
Eliot Herman captured the conjunction of Mars and Uranus on February 11, 2019, in the night sky over Tucson, Arizona. Note the color contrast between red Mars and blue Uranus.
February 13, 2019
