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'Corn sweat' heat domes are becoming more common due to global warming
The ongoing heat wave is an example of the type of extreme event that we're seeing more of as the world warms.
Germany and China are beating the U.S. in energy efficiency
Germany snagged the top spot, while the U.S. ranked No. 8 in a new international scorecard grading energy efficiency.
Weather Company deploying sensors in South America, Africa to improve forecasting
The Weather Company is deploying high-tech weather sensors to South America and Africa to improve forecasts.
One year on Earth seen from a million miles away
One year of images taken half way between the sun and Earth
By Elise Cooper
Iconic NASA astronaut all but endorses Donald Trump at GOP convention
"We need leadership that will make America's space program first again."
The Art of Apollo 11: Paying tribute to NASA's moon landing 47 years later
These photos represent the quieter moments from the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
The climate that most of us grew up with is gone for good
The climate of the 20th century is gone for good. In its place is a far hotter, riskier world.
Why this is the best photo taken during the Apollo 11 mission, 47 years ago today
This simple Apollo 11 photo represents the best humanity has to offer.
Obama's new solar plan could help renters, low-income families get clean energy
The White House says it wants to bring 1,000 megawatts of solar power to lower-income Americans by 2020, a ten-fold jump.
At Republican convention, astronaut Eileen Collins will talk about 'making America first again' in space
Why a prominent former female astronaut is speaking at the Republican National Convention.
The best night sky photos of 2016 have been officially announced
Amateurs and professionals alike compete to capture the best photo of the heavens.
By Elise Cooper
Incredible photo and video show a microburst dumping rain and wind over Phoenix
A helicopter pilot captured a spectacular view of a dangerous microburst over Phoenix on Monday.
June marks Earth's 14th-straight record warm month, catapults globe into new climate regime
Earth had its hottest June on record, extending the streak of record-warm months to 14 -- the longest such streak in 137 years.
Relive SpaceX's most recent Florida rocket landing in photos
That's what we call a rocket landing.
By Miriam Kramer and Lili Sams
Huge swaths of Russia's forests are ablaze during what may be a record fire season
Satellites show that huge areas of SIberia are on fire right now, belching planet-warming emissions into the air.
Earth-sized sunspots are moving across the face of the sun right now
Forget what you've heard about a "blank" sun. There are now three Earth-sized sunspots.
104 newfound alien planets confirmed in cosmic haul
Who knows what these brand new worlds may hold.
Heat dome has tens of millions sweating from Minneapolis to Mississippi
One of the "worst heatwaves in the last few decades" is upon the U.S., with oppressive humidity adding to the misery.
SpaceX lands another rocket in Florida after launching mission to space
They did it again.
Watch SpaceX try to land a rocket back on solid ground again on Monday
SpaceX will try to land its second rocket on land after launch Monday morning.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has chosen a rocket for its first true reusability test
SpaceX is planning to use the first booster it landed on a drone ship in the ocean as part of a reusability test.
You may hear a lot about space travel at the Republican National Convention
Make space great again.
The sun looks like it's doing a somersault in this dizzying GIF from NASA
That's one way to calibrate a spacecraft.
Thanks to upcoming heat wave, July 2016 may become the hottest month on record in the U.S.
This is going to be a sweltering, long duration heat event from the Gulf Coast to the Plains states.
One group's strategy for saving sharks: buy a commercial fishing license
An unusual move.
By Johnny Lieu
