This stunning image was snapped by a NASA physicist during his visit to a conference on auroras, of all things.
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NASA Solves Missing Sunspots
NASA believes they have discovered the cause of the extended "solar minimum" that saw record low sunspots and the weakest magnetic field in over a century during 2008 and 2009.
Read More »Walgreens Opens First Geothermal Store
Walgreens, the largest chain of drugstores in the United States, has opened the country's first store powered entirely by geothermal electricity.
Read More »Arkansas Earthquakes Could Be Man Made
There have been an inordinate number of earthquakes in Arkansas as of late, and one possible cause could be our efforts to extract natural gas from the ground.
Read More »Astronomer Captures Discovery Docking With ISS
An English astronomer was able to capture an image of the Space Shuttle Discovery as it prepared to dock with the International Space Station.
Read More »Bird’s Eye View of Discovery’s Launch
Passengers on a flight from Orlando were given an incredibly rare opportunity: to view a space shuttle launch from 20,000-feet.
Read More »Two Planets Discovered Sharing One Orbit
Images from the Kepler Telescope have discovered that in the KOI-730 solar system there are two planets that share a single orbit.
Read More »Land Usage Impacting Climate Near Mount Kilimanjaro
Many advocates for the theory of man-made global warming point to the receding glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro as clear evidence, but now research claims that it's actually deforestation that is leading to the loss of the mountain's icecap.
Read More »Watch the Discovery Launch From Inside PlayStation Home
Sony, LOOT and NASA have partnered together to provide streaming video of the Space Shuttle Discovery's final launch for the residents of PlayStation Home.
Read More »Photographer Captures the Milky Way
A photographer in Switzerland captured this breathtaking shot of the night sky, giving us a view that many who live in cities never get to see.
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