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Amazing view across Mars’ Gale Crater
Another great glimpse of Mars - the world next door - from NASA's Curiosity rover.
November 9, 2015
Swift’s 1000th gamma-ray burst
This flash of gamma rays came at 6:41 p.m. EDT on October 27. Later, astronomers learned it had traveled toward Earth for 12 billion years.
November 9, 2015
Saturday night’s mystery light not a UFO
People in Los Angeles and various states in the U.S. West saw the mysterious light. It was confirmed as a Naval missile test off the California coast.
November 8, 2015
Weather disasters linked to climate change
Thirty two groups of scientists in 20 countries analyzed 28 weather disasters in 2014 - and found half of them linked to human-caused climate change.
November 7, 2015
SETI seeks signal from mystery star
Star KIC 8462852 made headlines last month for having a possible alien megastructure. SETI team now seeking deliberate radio signal. None found yet.
November 7, 2015
6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Chile
Strong earthquake along coast of central Chile. Same approximate region as much more powerful quake, two months ago. No tsunami warning. No immediate reports of damage or injuries.
November 7, 2015
El Niño already disrupting ocean food web
Scientists report the loss of phytoplankton - at the base of the ocean food web - from this year's strong El Niño. It's all part of a fascinating cycle of boom or bust for marine animals.
November 6, 2015
Solar wind likely stripped Martian atmosphere
Mars was once warm and wet, say scientists. But most of the water from its atmosphere was likely stripped away by solar winds.
November 6, 2015
Family portrait of Mars dust devils
A telescopic camera on a Mars orbiter caught these 8 dust devils in a single afternoon.
November 6, 2015
Tune in to second spacewalk live November 6
If you missed last week’s spacewalk, here’s another chance. The same two ISS astronauts are performing their second spacewalk today (November 6, 2015), starting at 7:10 a.m. EST (1210 UTC).
November 6, 2015
