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The Harvest Moon

The full Moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox is coming this week. Don’t miss the Harvest Moon.

High Altitude Balloon Burst

The photo shows the remains of a high altitude balloon just after it burst far above the Thessalian Plain of northern Greece. This was Greece’s first suborbital photography project. The project that launched the balloon is referred to as SlaRos (Tesla,Ikaros); the mission is called Stratonauts. Mount Olympus is beneath the clouds at top left – to the left of the balloon is the Aegean Sea.

25 Strangest Prehistoric Creatures To Roam The Earth

The world is cluttered with so many different creatures — some cute, some scary and some just plainly bizarre. However, the animals of today have nothing on the creatures that lived on Earth during prehistoric times. From miniature bird looking rodents to the behemoths beneath the waves, these are the 25 strangest prehistoric creatures to roam the Earth.

The Mystery of the Earth’s Core Explained

We’ve been to the Moon but we’ve barely scratched the surface of our own planet! Trace explains what it would take for humans to see into the center of the Earth and why we haven’t yet made the trek.

Moon, Venus and Planet Earth

In this engaging scene from planet Earth, the Moon shines through cloudy skies following sunset on the evening of September 8. Despite the fading light, the camera’s long exposure still recorded a colorful, detailed view of a shoreline and western horizon looking toward the island San Gabriel from Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.