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China’s largest dust storm in a decade hits Beijing
A satellite image shows an enormous plume of sand and dust that blanketed northern China on March 15, 2021.
March 19, 2021
Torrential rains drench Hawaii
A strong tropical depression picking up moisture from the warm ocean caused widespread flooding in the Hawaiian islands.
March 18, 2021
A Martian cloud reveals its secrets
Clever camerawork allowed scientists to view an elusive cloud that streams away from Mars' volcano Arsia Mons and determine how it's formed.
March 11, 2021
Photographs of historic Mars and Pleiades conjunction
On March 3, 2021, the red planet Mars and Pleiades star cluster in Taurus will appear close together on the sky's dome. The two won't get this close again until 2038! See photos of the big event.
March 3, 2021
Perseverance saw its own descent stage crash
The Mars rover images a plume of debris from the impact of the descent stage that helped the spacecraft land safely on the red planet.
February 28, 2021
Parker Solar Probe captures a glimpse of Venus
The Parker Solar Probe turned its camera on Venus as the spacecraft flew by during a gravity assist.
February 27, 2021
Photographer snags shot of yellow penguin
Yves Adams took this photo of a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia Island in December 2019. It went viral this month. "It seems we are in desperate need for some mellow yellow news!" Adams said.
February 25, 2021
New sights and sounds from the Perseverance rover on Mars!
Check out this amazing new video from NASA's Perseverance rover, showing its own descent and landing on the surface of Mars last week. Truly, it's like nothing seen before! Also, the first-ever audio from Mars ...
February 22, 2021
Images of shadows cast by jet contrails
Jet contrail shadows may appear to be cast by a low-altitude bright light shining upwards. In fact, this shadow is normally cast on clouds below the jet and its contrail.
February 21, 2021
Mount Etna erupts
Italy’s Mount Etna has been erupting this week, spewing fountains of lava and ash into the sky.
February 19, 2021
