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Noctilucent clouds and an aurora
Auroras stem from activity on the sun and so are seen when the sun has been active. Noctilucent clouds are seasonal, seen in late May through August each year.
June 12, 2015
North America once linked to Australia?
A new tectonic model suggests that the continent of North America may have once been attached to Australia.
June 11, 2015
Is the universe really accelerating?
New research questions the claim that the universe is accelerating. But this new work isn't as strong as some claim.
June 10, 2015
Watch start of India’s monsoon season
This year's monsoon rainfall began on June 5 in southern India. This animation, made from satellite data, shows where the precipitation fell as the season started.
June 10, 2015
Latest image of Ceres bright spots
Scientists are having fun contemplating the spots along with the rest of us. NASA wants you to vote on what you think the spots might be.
June 10, 2015
Measuring sea level on a dynamic Earth
Warming temps, and the rise and fall of coasts, complicate measurements of sea level. How do scientists establish sea level on a constantly changing Earth?
June 10, 2015
Great-horned owl eclipses the moon
A young owl on her first night out from the nest, and a moon just past full.
June 10, 2015
Will Mars glass reveal life signs?
NASA spacecraft discovered deposits of impact glass preserved in Martian craters, possibly preserving ancient signs of life.
June 9, 2015
Video: Fine dining in microgravity
An astronaut aboard the ISS prepares one of her favorite meals - quinoa salad with tomato, mackerel and leek cream in a warm tortilla. Here's how it's done in space.
June 9, 2015
First-of-its-kind bird fossil found in Brazil
It dates back approximately 115 million years and reveals a prehistoric bird with long tail feathers, a first-of-its-kind find for South America.
June 9, 2015
