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How do hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?
The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.
Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet
Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion brought used science fiction to bring Mars to life
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
Is the US forfeiting its Red Planet leadership to China's Mars Sample Return plan?
"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."
More than 1,800 National Science Foundation workers abruptly kicked out of agency headquarters
National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.
A hidden asteroid family may share Venus' orbit: 'It's like discovering a continent you didn't know existed'
Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them.
'Nothing short of spectacular': ESA's Biomass satellite releases 1st views of Earth from orbit (photos)
New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's still to come.
Moon dust is less toxic than urban air pollution, scientists discover
Breathing in moon dust can still give you what one astronaut called "lunar hay fever."
