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Watch MMS spacecraft launch March 12
A stack of four identical spacecraft will study Earth's magnetosphere - the comet-shaped magnetic shield that protects us from "space weather." Watch the launch.
March 12, 2015
Earth-directed solar X-flare March 11
The sun has been relatively quiet, and this is the first X-flare of 2015. It caused a brief radio blackout at some frequencies. Possible aurora alert ahead.
March 11, 2015
Rare straight lightning over Zimbabwe
No zig-zagging. No branching. A lightning expert said this single, straight bolt of lightning was extremely rare ...
March 11, 2015
This dog can smell cancer
This is Frankie, a German shepherd mix. He can sniff out thyroid cancer in patients’ urine samples with 88% accuracy, according to a new study.
March 10, 2015
Video: Dance of the Northern Lights
A quiet night for auroras at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - located at at 58° North, under the auroral oval - is a spectacular auroral display for most of us.
March 10, 2015
Saturn, Antares and the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
A bright star, a planet, various kinds of nebulae in space, and a word about the birth and death of stars.
March 10, 2015
Solar-powered plane begins first round-the-world flight
Swiss plane Solar Impulse 2 landed Monday in Muscat, Oman, the first stopover in the attempt to fly around the world powered by the sun alone. Follow the flight.
March 9, 2015
Good news! Young tortoises spotted on Galapagos island
Tortoise hatchlings spotted on the island of Pinzón last year are the first to have survived there in more than a century. Thanks to conservation efforts, tortoises are making a comeback.
March 9, 2015
