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Spacecraft spots the tallest mountain seen on Saturn's moon Titan
Let's do some off-world mountaineering.
Dive below the sun's surface with this new model of our closest star
This model of the sun's magnetic fields brings us one step closer to understanding our nearest star.
Scientists have synthesized a 'minimal genome' with only genes necessary for life
Scientists have taken another major step forward in studying the role that genes play in our lives.
By Chelsea Harvey
Record $286 billion invested in renewable energy in 2015, more than double fossil fuels
Renewable energy sources attracted a record amount of investment in 2015, particularly in the developing world.
Ice near the lunar north and south poles show a shift in the moon's axis
The moon's poles have shifted over the eons, likely as a result of geological activity beneath the lunar crust, a new study suggests.
By Mike Wall
Solar storm sparked intense auroras on Jupiter
In a first, scientists have seen evidence that Jupiter's auroras can be caused by solar storms.
NASA reveals the most detailed views yet of Ceres' bizarre bright spots
A bright bump rises within the Occator crater on Ceres.
Donald Trump bewilderingly denies that climate change poses a serious risk
Donald Trump does not see climate change as a risk, despite owning vulnerable properties.
Some like it hot: NASA plans to light a fire on a spaceship
NASA is planning to light a fire on a spaceship in a bid to make future spaceflight safer.
Pluto's surface may once have harbored lakes of liquid nitrogen
Lakes of liquid nitrogen may have dotted Pluto's landscape sometime in the last million years.
A lunar eclipse will darken the moon Wednesday
Earth's shadow will darken part of the moon Wednesday morning in a lunar eclipse that will be visible from much of the globe, including central and western North America.
By Mike Wall
Todd Stern, the chief U.S. climate negotiator to step down
One of the most important architects of the Paris Climate Agreement is stepping down from his post.
Death flash of an exploding star seen by planet-hunting Kepler telescope
The Kepler telescope has seen the bright flash of a shock breakout from an exploding star for the first time.
Global warming is causing earlier wine harvests, new study shows
Heat tied to a CO2 trend with no precedent in at least 66 million years has changed the way grapes grow.
By Eric Roston
Apple brags about its environmental progress, but the truth is it still has work to do
Apple is trying to be more sustainable. But by constantly rolling out new products, it's contributing to a consumerism that may be difficult to neutralize from a carbon standpoint.
Carbon dioxide is rising at its fastest rate in 66 million years
Planet-warming carbon dioxide is now increasing at the fastest rate of anytime in 66 million years.
Coral bleaching threat level raised on heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef
Severe coral bleaching is now taking place in some parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
By Ariel Bogle
Stuffed animals in space: An appreciation
A little, pink stuffed owl blasted off to space on Friday.
High-definition Tim Peake video captures the beauty of a Space Station mission
The colors of the Earth, auroras and lightning flashes really pop in high-def.
Leo DiCaprio kicks in $1 million in innovative 'debt for oceans' swap in Seychelles
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is helping to conserve the at-risk waters of the Seychelles, a tiny African nation.
NASA's next astronaut launching to space will break Scott Kelly's record
"These records are made to be broken."
Major snowstorm may strike East Coast on first official spring weekend
Though the calendar may flip to spring, winter is not done with the Mid-Atlantic and New England quite yet.
We are finally starting to understand Pluto's place in the solar system
"I can tell you, no one expected what we found, which is this stunningly complex little object."
Earth crushed temperature milestones this winter, edging closer to climate guardrail
You name the temperature record associated with global warming, and chances are Earth eclipsed it this winter.
Dashcam captures green 'St. Patrick's Day' meteor over Britain
It lit up the sky over Britain.
