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Volcanic Blast Forms New Island Near Japan
A volcanic eruption is creating a tiny new island off the coast of Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard snapped images…
UrtheCast: Cameras for Live Video Views of Planet Earth To Launch Nov. 25
A Canadian camera system aiming to provide near-realtime video views of Earth is readying for a launch from Kazakhstan. If…
The Day the Earth Smiled: Saturn Shines in this Amazing Image from the Cassini Team
This summer, for the first time ever, the world was informed that its picture was going to be taken from…
What Would Happen if the Earth Stopped Turning?
This article was originally written in 2010, but we've now updated it and added this spiffy new video. As you…
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Super-Typhoon Haiyan Causes Catastrophic Death & Destruction – Space Images from NASA, ISRO, Roscosmos & ISS
Super Typhoon Haiyan over the Philippines on November 9, 2013 as imaged from Earth orbit by NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg…
Do You Need Some Space?
Of course you do! (Who doesn't?) And so here's a wonderful tour of our Solar System to provide you with…
The Stars of Orion Seen Blazing From Orbit
The mighty hunter soars above the atmosphere in this photo, taken by NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg currently living and working…
What Is The Hottest Place on Earth?
We’ve talked about Venus, the hottest planet in the Solar System, but we know things can get pretty hot here…
Catastrophic Impacts Made Life on Earth Possible
How did life on Earth originally develop from random organic compounds into living, evolving cells? It may have relied on…
How Far is Earth from the Sun?
It’s amazing to think that for the majority of human history, we had almost no understanding about the Sun. We didn’t…