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Satellite data reveals Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting faster than we thought
By Stefanie Waldek published
The ICEYE satellite constellation has given researchers a peek beneath the glacier, and it's not looking good.
See May's Full Flower Moon blossom in the night sky tonight
By Brett Tingley published
The Full Flower Moon will be in the Scorpius constellation tonight (May 23), rising in the southeast just after sunset.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
Satellites capture smoke pouring from hundreds of wildfires across North America (photos)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have captured the smoke pouring out of hundreds of wildfires blazing across Canada and Mexico since last week.
Scientists find weird link between a solar mystery and feeding black holes
By Robert Lea published
The solar dynamo that drives sunspots and solar flares could be located near the surface of the sun scientists find, solving a 400-year-old solar mystery and providing a weird link to black holes.
China's Chang'e 6 mission gearing up for early June landing on moon's far side
By Leonard David published
China's robotic Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the lunar far side is now in orbit around the moon, gearing up for its landing attempt.
A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall
By Joe Rao published
By the end of this summer, we may have a good idea as to whether we'll have a bright naked-eye comet gracing our early autumn evening sky, known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS).
Plants signal NASA satellites with waning 'glow' ahead of flash drought
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA scientists have discovered signs of an impending flash drought months before the onset by observing the brightness of "glowing" plants from space.
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