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2015 Arctic sea ice minimum 4th lowest
The 2015 Arctic sea ice minimum summertime extent is the 4th lowest since observations from space began, according to a NASA analysis of satellite data.
September 15, 2015
No nearby advanced civilizations, astronomer says
Following the July announcement of a big new SETI initiative, a Netherlands astronomer says advanced civilizations are rare or absent from the local universe.
September 15, 2015
LHC creates liquid from Big Bang
Scientists using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have produced tiny droplets of a state of matter thought to have existed right at the birth of the universe.
September 15, 2015
NASA’s SDO catches a double eclipse
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory sees dozens of Earth eclipses and several lunar transits each year. On September 13, 2015, it saw the two happening at once.
September 15, 2015
Night on Saturn
As on Earth - and the moon and all worlds in our solar system - night on planet Saturn is made by Saturn's own shadow.
September 15, 2015
New model explains Io’s misplaced volcanos
Io's volcanic activity may be due to a unique combination of ordinary gravitational squeezing by Jupiter and friction on molten rock within Io's interior.
September 14, 2015
El Niño this year: What will it bring?
An El Niño is building that's expected to culminate in the fall and last until the winter and could possibly become a “mega” El Niño.
September 14, 2015
The amazing tongue of the hummingbird
Drinking nectar requires a tongue that fits the flower and works like a pump. Cool video!
September 14, 2015
The Lake of Life
Contemplating our home in the universe from the small island of Mors in Denmark.
September 14, 2015
Awesome week for auroras
Bright auroras reported at high latitudes over both the northern and southern ends of Earth this week.
September 13, 2015
