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NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo)
NASA's VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.
Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system's planets and moons grew
Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.
First quilter in space challenges students, crafters to stitch the moon
Ten years after launching a patchwork of stars from her place in space, Karen Nyberg is calling for quilters to create the moon. The "Lunar Quilt Block Challenge" is now accepting quilt squares.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
The sun's poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes
The sun may have swirling polar vortices similar to those on Earth, but powered by a very different source, according to a new study.
The final supermoon of 2024 rises Nov. 15 as November's Full Beaver Moon
The Full Beaver Moon of November 2024 will be the final of four consecutive supermoons this year, appearing slightly larger in the night sky on Friday (Nov. 15).
Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images
A student-led project comparing satellite images of the Arctic has discovered that a small Russian island has recently vanished after "completely melting" away.
'Snowball Earth:' Entire planet was likely covered in ice more than 600 million years ago
New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.
