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Science 2021-06-08T14:43:10Z

A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will be visible in the sky on Thursday. Here's how to spot the rare event.

An annular solar eclipse will form in the sky at 6:53 a.m. ET on Thursday. The sight is partially visible in the northeastern US.
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Science 2017-07-07T17:15:00Z

NASA photographed a huge avalanche from space in what it calls 'a stroke of luck'

The torrent of snow in this incredible picture is nearly half a mile long.
Real Estate 2017-06-15T16:46:00Z

An underwater bloom has turned part of the Black Sea a brilliant turquoise that can be seen from space

Microscopic phytoplankton make their own food from sunlight and dissolved nutrients in the water. At certain times, their populations explode.
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Scientists believe this may be the formation of a new Earth-like planet

The nearby star TW Hydrae may unveil the mystery of how planets like earth form.
Travel 2016-12-22T21:29:57Z

Snowfall was recorded in the Sahara Desert for the first time in 37 years — and the satellite imagery is gorgeous

It snowed on December 19 in the Sahara Desert, and NASA's Landsat 7 satellite was there (or rather, hundreds of miles overhead) to see it.
Science 2016-12-16T15:20:00Z

Antarctica's sea ice is melting to its lowest levels in recorded history

Arctic sea ice cover was lower in November 2016 than any other November in the satellite record — but the Arctic was not alone.
Science 2016-11-25T19:17:40Z

People are tweeting #ThanksNASA after a Trump adviser suggested he'd axe its earth science research arm

Scientists have taken to Twitter to talk about all the important work NASA's earth science program does, using the hashtag #ThanksNASA.
Science 2016-07-30T19:00:00Z

These are 13 of the hottest places on earth

Some places are so hot, they test the limits of the meaning of the term habitable.
Science 2016-07-26T21:43:00Z

These are 13 of the hottest places on earth

Some places are so hot, they test the limits of the meaning of the term habitable.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. Tech 2016-05-03T16:22:15Z

This steel shell lets you hear NASA satellites in orbit right above you

It's like hearing the ocean in a seashell — but for space.
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Science 2016-03-15T21:33:00Z

A block of ice the size of Rhode Island just broke off into the ocean

We're already facing worldwide sea-level rise and extreme-weather events that are now officially linked to climate change.
Tech 2016-03-11T16:06:00Z

A satellite 1 million miles from Earth recorded the total solar eclipse and the video is epic

NASA's DSCOVR satellite is parked in an orbit that gives in an incredible view of our home planet.
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Science 2016-01-26T16:29:21Z

Incredible NASA images show the East Coast covered in snow after Jonas

A great blizzard has painted many states white.
Science 2016-01-14T18:02:00Z

A very strange hurricane just popped up in the Pacific

At 11:30 a.m. local time on January 11, MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite captured a view of the storm spinning over the central Pacific.
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Science 2015-09-21T21:27:00Z

A beautiful, potentially toxic event is 'carpeting' the Baltic Sea

Cruise ships might be feeding the blooms with sewage.
Science 2015-09-16T18:16:19Z
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