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Heat wave kills 1,100 in India
A deadly heatwave has gripped India since April. The death toll has now risen to more than 1,100. Cooling monsoon rains are not expected for several more days.
May 27, 2015
Mammatus clouds over central Texas
Mammatus clouds don't keep extending downward to form tornadoes, as some believe. But they do come before, during or after severe weather.
May 27, 2015
9 instruments chosen for Europa mission
NASA’s 2016 budget request includes $30 million for a mission to Europa, Jupiter's moon, thought to have a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust.
May 26, 2015
Medusa Nebula foreshadows our sun’s fate
Here's the most detailed image yet of the Medusa Nebula. The image foreshadows the final fate of our sun, which will eventually become an object of this kind.
May 26, 2015
Central U.S. inundated with heavy rain
A month ago, much of Texas and Oklahoma were in drought conditions. This past weekend, they had serious and deadly flooding.
May 25, 2015
Most dramatic music video ever
Recorded live by the doom metal band Hamferð during the March 20, 2015 total eclipse of the sun above the village of Kvívík in the Faroe Islands.
May 25, 2015
An octopus senses light with its skin
New research shows an octopus can change skin color in response to light, without input from the eye or brain.
May 25, 2015
Most luminous galaxy in the universe
This galaxy is very distant. It shines with a luminosity of some 300 trillion suns. It's one of a new class of objects discovered via NASA's WISE mission.
May 21, 2015
