A new moon was found near Neptune, joining the other 13 we knewabout. It’s so small that it wasn’t detected during the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989.
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Why did Stonehenge’s massive rocks come from Wales, 180 miles away?
Scientists have discovered the exact location of the quarries where many of Stonehenge’s massive stones came from, a new study released Tuesday said.
Buckle up and hunker down: Coast-to-coast storm to bring weather misery to 200 million
A powerful storm will roar across the country over the next 2-3 days, spreading heavy snow, torrential rain, and crippling ice to more than 200 million Americans.
Super Moon? Snow Moon? Full moon? Whatever you call it, a lunar spectacle is coming Monday night/Tuesday morning
Whether you call it full, snow or super, the biggest, brightest moon of the year is coming to a sky near you Monday night/Tuesday morning.
El Niño finally forms, what does this mean for our weather?
During an El Niño, water temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean get a few degrees warmer than average for an extended time.
Wreck of long-lost WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet found after 76 years, nearly 17,500 feet under water
For 76 years, she lay on the ocean floor, a quiet tomb for 140 sailors who died the day she sank. Now, for the first time since then, humans have laid eyes on the Hornet.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day: Newly discovered dinosaur had heart-shaped tail
The dinosaur that wears its “heart” on its tail provides new clues to how ecosystems evolved in Africa, a new study suggests.
By 2080, global warming will make New York City feel like Arkansas
Because ofglobal warming, hundreds of millions of Americans will have to adapt to dramatically new climates by 2080, astudy suggests.
Stonehenge mystery solved? Prehistoric French may have inspired it and other European megaliths
A new study suggests that an ancient culture in what’s now the Brittany region of northwestFrance may have begun building themegaliths some 7,000 years ago.
Dozens of polar bears invade remote Russian town, create ’emergency situation’
A mass invasion of polar bears has caused an “emergency situation” in the small Russian settlement of Belushya Guba.