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To stand underneath the glowing, otherworldly dance of the aurora is an experience on our bucket list. But if you …

Mary Beth Griggs at 08:25 AM Jan 16 2015

Oh, snap. A powerful new array of telescopes took its first pictures, the

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While many detailed maps exist of Earth’s continents, what lies beneath our planet’s waters has remained …

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What’s the fastest way to understand space? According to NASA, it’s listening to the music of the …

Kelsey D. Atherton at 10:11 AM Sep 5 2014

A newly released image of Antarctica offers the most complete, detailed view of the continent since 1997. The map is …

Emily Gertz at 09:27 AM Aug 20 2014
 
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