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Winners of International Earth & Sky Photo Contest!
This year's winners were selected from images taken in 55 countries during 2013 and 2014.
June 20, 2014
Rosetta spacecraft sees target comet wake up, then go quiet again
An April 2014 image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko showed activity, as the comet nears the sun. But a June 4 image shows the comet has quieted again.
June 19, 2014
International Space Station sends a laser message from space
On June 5, astronauts aboard ISS used a beam of laser light to send an HD video to researchers waiting below.
June 19, 2014
Is Mauna Loa volcano beginning to stir?
Over the past 13 months, the Volcano Observatory in Hawaii has recorded increased activity on the flanks and summit of Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth.
June 19, 2014
Wonderful video of 30 dolphins surfing
See a pod of dolphins in south Western Australia simultaneously catch a wave.
June 18, 2014
Preliminary data show May 2014 as warmest May on record
It now seems possible that 2014 could become the hottest year on record, if the trend from the first five months continues.
June 18, 2014
If drinking purified pee weirds you out, don’t live in a desert
Water recycling is probably a better option for California and other desert areas, assuming people can get used to the yuck factor.
June 17, 2014
Hubble Space Telescope to seek spacecraft target beyond Pluto
NASA okays the use of the Hubble Space Telescope in the search for an object the New Horizons spacecraft can visit after its Pluto encounter in 2015.
June 16, 2014
Physicist and artist unveil designs for warp-speed spacecraft
The technology needed to create a faster-than-light spacecraft doesn't exist yet. Will a spacecraft like this one someday carry humans to the stars?
June 16, 2014
Scientists believe a hidden “ocean” lies deep within Earth
They believe there might be three times as much water deep underground as exists in all the world's surface oceans.
June 16, 2014
