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NASA suspends 2016 launch of InSight Mars mission
NASA has called off the planned March 2016 launch of the InSight mission to Mars, following failure to repair a leaky instrument in the science payload.
December 24, 2015
Science fireplace
Warm up your holidays with this crackling science fireplace. It takes about an hour for the whole log to burn.
December 23, 2015
Climate change rapidly warming world’s lakes
Lakes around the world are warming rapidly, threatening ecosystems and water supplies, says a new study that looked at more than half of Earth's freshwater supply.
December 23, 2015
Awesome Falcon 9 landing in Florida
Don't miss the video of last night's first-time-ever successful landing of Space X's Falcon 9 rocket. Congrats to Elon Musk and the team at Space X!
December 22, 2015
Long midday shadows, near solstice, in Greece
Noontime sun near the December solstice, over the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Notice how long everyone's shadow is.
December 22, 2015
Saturn, returning before dawn
An early capture of the planet Saturn, which passed behind the sun on November 30, 2015 and has now returned to the predawn sky.
December 21, 2015
Has LHC found revolutionary new particle? Maybe.
Large Hadron Collider researchers see tantalizing hints of a new particle that could revolutionize physics.
December 18, 2015
November 2015 warmest on record
November was a whopping 1.75°F (0.97°C) above 20th century average. Also, hottest January-November in the 136-year NOAA record.
December 18, 2015
