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Next stop, Mars: Spacecraft takes off to hunt for signs of life
The first phase of the European-Russian ExoMars program started its seven-month journey to the red planet today.
By Mike Wall
February obliterated global heat records, NASA confirms
February was the most unusually warm month on record since at least 1880, according to NASA.
Astronaut Scott Kelly, who just returned from 340 days in space, will retire from NASA
Thanks for the spaceflight memories, Scott Kelly.
Extreme weather dominates the U.S., flooding the South and baking the East
Beware the omega blocks and atmospheric rivers of March, for they can lead to deadly extreme weather events.
11 bizarre things the Mars Orbiter has spotted on the red planet
From a 12-mile high dust devil to a possible supervolcano, the Mars Orbiter has spotted its share of strange Martian features.
Climate change will flood Florida, but Marco Rubio thinks it isn't real
Sen. Marco Rubio denied climate change is real at a GOP debate in Miami on March 10, 2016.
By Emily Cahn
Avalanche kills director of Oregon avalanche center
The director of an Oregon avalanche awareness and educational center was killed earlier this week by an avalanche.
By Brian Ries
'Spooky' lightning reveals a skull face, as seen from the Space Station
"Sometimes looking down on Earth at night can be kinda spooky."
Earth saw 'explosive' annual growth in carbon dioxide in 2015
The average global atmospheric carbon dioxide level stood increased by the largest annual amount observed in 56 years of record-keeping.
President Obama has found his climate partner in Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Obama are ushering in a new era of cooperation on climate change and the Arctic.
Two atmospheric rivers are bombarding the U.S. with heavy rain and deadly flooding
Storms are hammering the West Coast and the South, with more rain to come in both regions due to the same phenomena: atmospheric rivers.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin may start crewed test flights of its spaceship by 2017
Blue Origin is gearing up for big things.
By The Associated Press
Newly-discovered spider named Brian rides waves to hunt prey
"Brian" is a young male spider from a newly discovered species, who hangs out on the surface of water waiting for his dinner.
By Geraldine Cremin
Stare at the sun tonight with NASA's total solar eclipse webcast
NASA will beam live views of the eclipse to anyone with an Internet connection.
'Ugly' animals don't get the same attention as cute ones, study proves
Some Australian mammals are suffering because they don't conform to society's unrealistic beauty standards. Just kidding, but only kind of.
By Ariel Bogle
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.
