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This morning’s moon, over Hong Kong
Here's this morning's bright moon - together with the stars we in the Northern Hemisphere see as "winter" stars - over Yuen Long, Hong Kong.
October 29, 2018
New species of missing link between dinos and birds
"You could say that it puts Archaeopteryx back on its perch as the first bird!"
October 29, 2018
Why don’t Europa’s plumes have heat signatures?
Europa has been thought to have water vapor plumes similar to those on Saturn's moon Enceladus. But new research shows Europa's plumes differ significantly from those on Enceladus - or, perhaps - don't really exist at all.
October 29, 2018
Large and Small Magellanic Clouds collided!
Star motions in the Small Magellanic Cloud - as revealed by the Gaia space observatory - confirm that this small satellite galaxy of our Milky Way collided in the past with its larger neighbor.
October 28, 2018
Did scientists confirm Earth’s dust cloud satellites?
Have the Kordylewski clouds been confirmed? They were first reported In 1961, 2 clusters of dust, orbiting at about the moon's distance. They're faint. Have scientists now detected them?
October 28, 2018
Check out these 2 rectangular icebergs
These 2 images of sharp-edged icebergs - weirdly perfect rectangles - were captured on the same day by a researcher flying over Antarctica.
October 28, 2018
NOAA issues 2018-19 Winter Weather Outlook for US
About 3/4 of the United States is more likely to be warmer-than-average than colder-than-average this winter, according the NOAA report, and western drought is likely to persist or worsen.
October 28, 2018
Meditating under the light of Jupiter
You might still catch Jupiter in the coming week, before Earth's faster motion around the sun causes the giant planet to fall into the sunset glare.
October 28, 2018
Watch for Mercury and Jupiter in late October
The planets Mercury and Jupiter appear close together on the sky's dome during the last several days of October 2018. But they are tough to spot.
October 28, 2018
Top 5 things to know about InSight Mars
InSight is a Mars lander - not a rover - designed to study a whole world from just one spot. It's due to arrive at Mars in November. Here are 5 highlights of the mission.
October 27, 2018
