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Can birds predict tornadoes?
Golden-winged warblers in Tennessee fled their breeding territories more than 24 hours before a tornado outbreak. What tipped them off?
January 5, 2015
Supernova in the Superwind Galaxy
This is a Type Ia supernova. A white dwarf pulls matter from its companion star until it begins to collapse. Suddenly .. bam! It explodes as a supernova.
January 4, 2015
New video shows life in the deepest ocean
An international team of scientists has set a new record for the deepest known ocean fish. They were filming in the Mariana Trench - the deepest part of the ocean.
January 3, 2015
Volcano shadow in Hawaii
Mountains cast shadows, of course, but it's not often we get this perspective on one. Thank you, Stephen Green of Imaginscape Photography!
January 2, 2015
Planetary alignment January 4 will make us weigh less? Of course not
The idea we will all weigh less and even experience a floating sensation due to a planetary alignment on January 4, 2015 (#zeroday) is entirely false. Sigh.
January 2, 2015
Cool animation shows Venus in evening sky in 2015
Watch 238 days of the sky's brightest planet, Venus, now back in your evening sky. You can also see Mercury, Mars and Jupiter enter the scene at various points.
December 31, 2014
Amazing 44-second meteor might be space debris reentry
Video of an impressive and slow meteor seen over Puerto Rico on December 28. It might be a Falcon 9 rocket body falling from orbit.
December 31, 2014
New Year’s Comet Lovejoy
Wow! Comet Lovejoy is really living up to its name! A wonderful December 29 photo from Justin Ng of Singapore and a link below to how you can see the comet.
December 31, 2014
Dawn spacecraft starts approach toward Ceres
The spacecraft will arrive at Ceres, a Texas-sized dwarf planet never before visited by a spacecraft, on March 6, 2015.
December 30, 2014
Video: Does being cold make you sick?
Being cold can't give you a cold ... or can it?
December 30, 2014
