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NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo)

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.

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Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images

By Harry Baker published

A student-led project comparing satellite images of the Arctic has discovered that a small Russian island has recently vanished after "completely melting" away.

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'Snowball Earth:' Entire planet was likely covered in ice more than 600 million years ago

By Conor Feehly published

New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.

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Satellites capture havoc caused by Spanish floods (images)

By Conor Feehly published

Earth observation technology is set to play a larger role in how agencies respond to natural disasters and weather events.

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NOAA satellites watch Hurricane Rafael make landfall in Cuba (video)

By Meredith Garofalo published

Rafael made landfall in Cuba Wednesday (Nov. 6), and NOAA's GOES satellites have been monitoring the storm every step of the way.

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An image of a tardigrade as seen under a microscope.

Teeny tardigrades can survive space and lethal radiation. Scientists may finally know how

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

A new species of tardigrades with thousands of genes that become more active when exposed to radiation could help in devising better protection for astronauts on long missions.

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Satellites watch devastating floods in Spain from space (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Valencia was particularly hard-hit.

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a graphic illustration of a flat earth with a large dome structure above.

How to debate a flat-Earther

By Paul Sutter last updated

Some people around the world believe our planet is flat. Here's the (surprising) truth about debating them.

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Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn

By Sascha Pare published

Leading climate scientists ring alarm bell on key Atlantic Ocean current collapse in open letter.

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30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute song

By Sascha Pare published

Geoenvironmental scientist Hiroto Nagai used publicly available climate data from the North and South poles to compose an ominous-sounding chamber music piece.

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