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Aurora Australis captured in mesmerising time-lapse video and photos
Guess who's back for another big show.
By Johnny Lieu
Look at this weird mountain rising from the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres
"No one expected a mountain on Ceres."
Stuck jet stream pattern to spawn dangerous 'Maya Express' deluge
Extreme weather will hit the U.S. hard this week, with potentially deadly flooding in several states. Meanwhile, Mexico City could see snow.
How to watch the upcoming total solar eclipse across the Pacific
On March 8 and 9, a solar eclipse will dominate the sky over the Pacific Ocean, but unfortunately, not too many people are well placed to see it at its totality.
By Ariel Bogle
Side effects of 340 days in space: burning skin and terrible basketball skills
Scott Kelly is having quite a time getting adjusted to life back on Earth.
Astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent 340 days in space, gives the HoloLens his stamp of approval
The NASA astronaut is into the idea of augmented reality in space.
SpaceX misses its rocket landing on a drone ship... again
SpaceX didn't quite stick the landing Friday.
By Miriam Kramer and Brian Ries
Scott Kelly says he's an environmentalist after his year in space
Scott Kelly spent 340 days straight in space, becoming an environmentalist in the process.
Alaska's winter was so warm, it's shipping snow to Anchorage for the Iditarod
A record warm winter in Alaska is leading to some desperate attempts to save the iconic Iditarod sled dog race.
New Horizons spots Pluto's snow-capped mountains
Pluto's ice mountains never disappoint.
Hubble Telescope spots the farthest galaxy seen in the known universe
"We've taken a major step back in time."
Astronaut, cosmonaut welcomed home by family, apple pie, beer after 340 days in space
Scott Kelly was greeted by beer, apple pie and a dip in his Texas pool.
El Niño's parade of 'atmospheric river' storms is finally coming to California
The parade of "Pineapple Express" storms Californians have been waiting for this weekend is about to begin.
Alabama skies covered by stunning wave clouds
The sky put on a show of rare, rolling undulatus asperatus clouds over Alabama on Thursday.
The Arctic is missing a chunk of sea ice the size of Texas, Arizona and Kansas
Winter seems to have skipped this year in the Arctic, where sea ice hit another record low during February.
Trailer for 'Moon Shot' series will make you want to race to the stars
This is some pretty inspiring stuff.
An asteroid will pass by Earth next week, but it's unclear how close it will get
NASA is confident the asteroid won't impact Earth, but they aren't sure how close it will get.
Climate deniers lose key talking point as satellites show temperatures hit all-time highs
February 2016 was Earth's mildest such month on record, which means yet another set of data shows the planet is warming rapidly.
The worst drought in 900 years helped spark Syria's civil war
The drought in the Levant region from 1998 to 2012 was the most severe in at least 900 years.
The emotional moment astronaut Scott Kelly landed on Earth after a year in space
"A year is a long time, you know. It felt like I’d been up there my whole life."
By Elizabeth Pierson & Miriam Kramer
7.8 magnitude earthquake off Indonesian coast prompts tsunami warnings
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday evening local time, prompting tsunami warnings.
Hairy noses drive home an important message on China's air pollution
"Change air pollution before it changes you."
By Victoria Ho
Great Barrier Reef faces serious coral bleaching risk
The next few weeks are critical as the Great Barrier Reef, along with reefs around the world, faces what authorities have called the longest-ever coral bleaching event on record.
By Ariel Bogle
An early bloom turns Tokyo garden into yellow flower wonderland
The center of Tokyo now looks more like a sea of yellow than a major metropolis.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after 340 days in space
He lived on the International Space Station for nearly a year. Now that Kelly is home, the real science begins.