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Swirling mystery of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
The Great Red Spot has been swirling wildly over Jupiter for the past 150 years, but scientists still aren't sure what causes the gigantic storm's reddish hues.
August 11, 2015
Dates of sun’s entry into each zodiac constellation
Dates of sun's entry into each zodiacal constellation and the corresponding ecliptic longitude (sun's position in degrees, east of the March equinox point).
August 10, 2015
Astronomers measure most distant galaxy
The galaxy, called EGSY8p7, is about 13.2 billion light-years away. That means astronomers are now seeing it as it existed just 600 million years after the Big Bang.
August 10, 2015
Artichoke in bloom
Photo created using a ladder, a macro lens and nature's sunlight.
August 10, 2015
Video: Cruise over dwarf planet Ceres
Take a tour of weird Ceres! Visit the mysterious bright spots and a 4-mile-tall mountain. And get your red/blue glasses out for a global view in 3D.
August 7, 2015
Is this the largest feature in the universe?
Astronomers have found what appears to be the largest feature in the universe: a ring of gamma ray bursts - and hence galaxies - 5 billion light years across.
August 7, 2015
Cloud over Mono Craters in California
"The sky and the strong wind have moved the spirit inside me till I am carried away trembling with joy." ~Uvavnuk
August 7, 2015
How sunlight pushes asteroids
What makes the difference between a near-miss asteroid and a potential hit? Scientists think it might be related to a force called the Yarkovsky effect.
August 6, 2015
Why haven’t earthquakes toppled these balancing rocks?
Scientists say they've solved the riddle of why a collection of balancing rocks near the San Andreas fault has never been knocked over by earthquakes.
August 6, 2015
Satellite catches moon crossing Earth
This is the fully illuminated far side - sometimes mistakenly called the dark side - of the moon. A satellite caught this view last month.
August 5, 2015
