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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
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
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
Read the message your dog sends with his tail
Tail-wagging is a reflection of what's happening in your dog's brain. Learn to read your dog's tail signals, and you'll know if he's happy ... or stressed.
December 29, 2014
Flooding tipping points earlier than expected for U.S. coasts
By 2050, most of the U.S. coast is likely to see 30 or more days of flooding a year due to dramatically accelerating impacts from sea level rise, says a new study.
December 29, 2014
Tiny galaxy is Milky Way’s newly-discovered neighbor
A tiny, isolated dwarf galaxy almost 7 million light years away, with only one ten-thousandth of the mass of our Milky Way.
December 26, 2014
ISS astronauts send Christmas greetings to the world
Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts send greetings and talk a little about their own Christmas Day in space.
December 25, 2014
