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NASA is recruiting astronauts
Want to be an astronaut? NASA is seeking explorers for future space missions. Here's what it takes and how to apply.
November 9, 2015
Amazing view across Mars’ Gale Crater
Another great glimpse of Mars - the world next door - from NASA's Curiosity rover.
November 9, 2015
Swift’s 1000th gamma-ray burst
This flash of gamma rays came at 6:41 p.m. EDT on October 27. Later, astronomers learned it had traveled toward Earth for 12 billion years.
November 9, 2015
Saturday night’s mystery light not a UFO
People in Los Angeles and various states in the U.S. West saw the mysterious light. It was confirmed as a Naval missile test off the California coast.
November 8, 2015
Weather disasters linked to climate change
Thirty two groups of scientists in 20 countries analyzed 28 weather disasters in 2014 - and found half of them linked to human-caused climate change.
November 7, 2015
SETI seeks signal from mystery star
Star KIC 8462852 made headlines last month for having a possible alien megastructure. SETI team now seeking deliberate radio signal. None found yet.
November 7, 2015
6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Chile
Strong earthquake along coast of central Chile. Same approximate region as much more powerful quake, two months ago. No tsunami warning. No immediate reports of damage or injuries.
November 7, 2015
Blossoming Atacama desert in Chile
Hundreds of millions of flowers bloomed in the Atacama Desert in Chile this year, linked to 2015's ongoing strong El Niño.
November 7, 2015
An ocean in the sky
The star Fomalhaut shines in lonely splendor on these November evenings. Look south from the Northern Hemisphere - more overhead from the Southern Hemisphere. The region of the sky around Fomalhaut is known as a celestial ocean.
November 7, 2015
