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Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
By Kelly R. MacGregor published
The only way to see the curve of the Earth is to fly more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) above its surface.

NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo)
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.

'Snowball Earth:' Entire planet was likely covered in ice more than 600 million years ago
By Conor Feehly published
New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.

NOAA satellites watch Hurricane Rafael make landfall in Cuba (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
Rafael made landfall in Cuba Wednesday (Nov. 6), and NOAA's GOES satellites have been monitoring the storm every step of the way.

Teeny tardigrades can survive space and lethal radiation. Scientists may finally know how
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A new species of tardigrades with thousands of genes that become more active when exposed to radiation could help in devising better protection for astronauts on long missions.

Satellites watch devastating floods in Spain from space (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Valencia was particularly hard-hit.

Earth from space: Bizarre 'pet cloud' reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand
By Harry Baker published
A recent satellite image captured the reemergence of a unique, UFO-like cloud, known as the "Taieri Pet," which appears above New Zealand's South Island when conditions are just right.

Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert
By Hannah Osborne published
Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days.
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