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12/31/2020

You saw the headlines of a $1.8m meteorite? Here's the real story and it's just as fascinating.

12/11/2020

Northern Lights set to thrill US skywatchers.

Skywatchers in some northern parts of the U.S. are set to enjoy the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, this week.

12/03/2020

Geminid Meteor Shower coming to a sky near you with up to 120 meteors per hour.

Calling all stargazers! Don't miss the Geminid meteor shower, peaking mid-December with hundreds of shooting stars dashing across the night skies. It's sure to be one of the most spectacular

11/30/2020

The space rock landed on a frozen lake on Jan. 16, 2018.

11/26/2020

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

11/26/2020

"Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot." - Hansa Proverb

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22/2020

The impressively complete skeletons of these "dueling dinosaurs" will go on display and be studied at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in 2022, the museum announced Tuesday.

About 67 million years ago, a Triceratops horridus and a Tyrannosaurus rex died and were quickly buried together side by side in a single grave. It's the kind of showdown scientists have speculated about for years. The fossils go on display in 2022.

11/13/2020

This Fossil Leaf from Montana is a high quality specimen frozen in time.

11/11/2020

This we thank the brave men and women who have served our country. We salute you.

11/09/2020

Megalodon (Otodus megalodon), meaning "big tooth", is an extinct species of shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (mya), during the Early Miocene to the Pliocene.

11/06/2020

This world has many treasures. Come find yours at Columbine of Aspen.

11/04/2020

A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon. You can buy one here.