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Directions to Struan Point Summit, Pitlochry, Scotland
November 19, 2017
Young moon and Mercury after sunset
How easy or hard (or possible) it will be to spot them depends on your location on the globe.
November 19, 2017
Leonid over Georgia
Steve Royer captured this meteor on the morning of November 18, 2017 in Saint. Marys, Georgia.
November 18, 2017
Jupiter’s independently pulsating auroras
The auroras over Earth's north and south poles typically mirror each other. But X-ray observations show that Jupiter's auroras pulsate on different timescales.
November 18, 2017
Video: Our living planet from space
“That’s the Earth, breathing every single day, changing with the seasons, responding to the sun, to the changing winds, ocean currents and temperatures."
November 18, 2017
5 discoveries we owe to twins
Years of twin research have led to incredible insights into how our genes and the environment affect our health.
November 17, 2017
Scientists warn: Soon it will be too late to save Earth
More than 15,000 scientists in 184 countries have signed a letter urging the world to address major environmental concerns. "Soon it will be too late to shift course away from our failing trajectory, and time is running out."
November 16, 2017
Platform reflecting
At first this looks like a cube floating in space ... but look again.
November 16, 2017
How tiger sharks are helping seagrass
A heatwave in 2011 killed off seagrass beds in Shark Bay, Australia. Now, scientists have discovered that tiger sharks are helping the ecosystem recover.
November 15, 2017
Earth’s shadow
Earth's shadow (in dark blue) climbs above the Raquette River in Potsdam, New York, shortly after sunset.
November 15, 2017
