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New Voyager map reveals Neptune’s strange moon Triton
New map from a 1989 spacecraft flyby gives us a glimpse of an unseen world.
August 22, 2014
Researchers find life beneath half a mile of Antarctic ice
The discovery of bacteria in a lake under 800 meters of ice suggest the possibility that similar life might exist elsewhere in our solar system.
August 21, 2014
Zombie ant fungus kills its hosts on doorstep of ant colony
A zombie ant fungus must kill its ant host outside the ant colony, in order to to reproduce and transmit its infection, new research shows. But not far outside.
August 21, 2014
Wow! Spectacular landscape of star formation
New image of star-forming regions in southern Milky Way. Star cluster NGC 3603 is 20,000 light-years away. Glowing gas clouds NGC 3576 is about half as far.
August 20, 2014
August 19 aurora from space and Earth
One of the first auroras of the 2014 autumn season appeared last night at northerly latitudes. Astronaut Reid Wiseman caught it from space. Photographer Göran Strand caught it from Sweden.
August 20, 2014
Unusual precipitation patterns in the U.S.
Some extreme rainfall events of August 2014. Extreme rainfall in the context of urban sprawl.
August 20, 2014
Lifeform of the week: Brain mushroom
The brain mushroom is that rare species with the distinction of being both edible and poisonous.
August 19, 2014
Bizarre-looking fossil has finally been identified
This strange fossil - a worm-like creature with legs, spikes and a head that's difficult to distinguish from its tail – has been linked with a group of modern velvet worms.
August 19, 2014
Curiosity rover is having wheel problems
Mission planners didn't anticipate that Curiosity would be driving over an area on Mars that has sharp, pyramid-shaped rocks embedded in hard ground.
August 19, 2014
Strange case of M82 X-1: A rare midsize black hole
A black hole candidate known as M82 X-1 appears to have a mass of about 400 suns, making it one of only half a dozen suspected midsize black holes.
August 19, 2014
