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Space rocks from Florida fireball found!
A rare find by meteorite hunters in Florida, from the daylight meteor that streaked across skies in the U.S. southeast in late January.
February 16, 2016
Comet lander faces eternal hibernation
Scientists have given up hope of re-establishing contact with Rosetta's comet lander, now sitting silent and dark on the comet's surface. R.I.P. Philae!
February 16, 2016
Lifeform of the week: Armadillos
From the pink fairy to the screaming hairy, armadillos are a most peculiar mammal.
February 16, 2016
Zodiacal light over Malta
The zodiacal light, captured between two boulders in Bahrija, a village on the Island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea.
February 16, 2016
Moon skims north of Orion February 16
Tonight's waxing moon arcs to north of the constellation Orion, and south of the ecliptic.
February 16, 2016
Asteroid Day 2016 will be June 30
The European Space Agency hosted a press conference about Asteroid Day, which was co-founded by astrophysicist and rock musician Brian May.
February 15, 2016
Chelyabinsk meteor mystery 3 years later
It's been 3 years since the dazzling fireball over Chelyabinsk, Russia, and its aftereffects in 6 Russian cities. Yet scientists still don't know its origin.
February 15, 2016
Hidden galaxies, Mars lakes, uncertain asteroid
EarthSky News: All the news you can fit into outer space LIVE on Slooh.com Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. ET (1530 UTC). Or watch right here!
February 15, 2016
Valentine pass of ISS over Massachusetts
February 14, 2016 pass of the International Space Station over Fall River, Massachusetts.
February 15, 2016
Cool video on astrophotography workshop
Landscape photographer Mike Mezeul II leads a nighttime photography workshop under the dazzlingly dark skies of Big Bend National Park, in Texas.
February 15, 2016
