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Huge gas cloud headed for Milky Way
In about 30 million years, a massive cloud of gas - called Smith's Cloud - will collide with the Milky Way.
October 11, 2016
Dueling lights
Milky Way vs. zodiacal light! Captured over beautiful Yamdrok Lake in Tibet.
October 11, 2016
Wildfires in US West doubled in 30 years
A warmer climate has helped send thousands of square miles up in flames, says a new study, which links climate change with the wildfire increase.
October 10, 2016
Our universe has no direction
The universe isn't spinning or stretched in any particular direction, according to stringent tests from scientists in London.
October 10, 2016
Mercury, Jupiter on October 11, 2016
Watch for the conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury - in the east before dawn - on the mornings around October 11.
October 10, 2016
Giant ‘cannonballs’ shooting from star
The Hubble Space Telescope has detected superhot blobs of gas, each twice as massive as the planet Mars, being ejected near a dying star.
October 9, 2016
Evidence for a wandering black hole
Astronomers have found another possible rogue black hole, with about 100,000 times our sun's mass. It may have come from a small galaxy falling into a larger one.
October 8, 2016
Our future doesn’t have to be dismal
Scientists analyzed sustainability projects around the world and identified overarching trends that can potentially help create a more sustainable future.
October 8, 2016
Draconid meteors in 2016
"The Draconids passed by, and although it wasn't spectacular, I was able to catch a few shooting stars, before everything drowned in clouds."
October 8, 2016
