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Cygnus resupply mission blasts off
Commercial space station resupply launch success! The Cygnus spacecraft is at last on its way to the International Space Station, carrying vital food and supplies.
December 7, 2015
Video: Is hypnosis real?
Here's what science says. A fun new video from the AsapSCIENCE guys.
December 4, 2015
Two powerful volcanos erupted this week
Europe's Mount Etna and Nicaragua's Momotombo both erupted spectacularly in this first week of December, 2015.
December 4, 2015
LISA Pathfinder lifts off
LISA Pathfinder - forerunner of a mission that, it is hoped, will detect gravitational waves from space - lifted off at 4:04 GMT (12:04 a.m. EST) on on December 3, 2015.
December 3, 2015
EarthSky News with Deborah Byrd
All the news you can fit into outer space with LIVE on Slooh.com Wednesdays at 11 a.m. ET (1600 UTC). Or watch right here!
December 2, 2015
Your dog’s spit holds clues for human mental health
Enroll your dog in Darwin’s Dogs, and researchers will send you an easy-to-use kit to collect a doggy saliva sample for DNA analysis. Results will help unravel connections between genes and behavior – for dogs and humans.
December 2, 2015
Ice loss benefits Adélie penguins, for now
Over the past 14,000 years, penguin numbers in East Antarctica increased 135-fold because of disappearing glaciers and sea ice. How long can populations keep growing?
December 2, 2015
New most distant object in solar system
More than 100 times farther from the sun than Earth, this object has been designated V774104. It's fueling speculation about a Planet X.
December 1, 2015
Lifeform of the week: Horseshoe crab
If the horseshoe crab looks like it comes from another era, that's because it does.
December 1, 2015
Wisdom is back again!
Wisdom - world’s oldest living, banded, wild bird - has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. She's 64 years old and a symbol of hope and inspiration.
November 30, 2015
