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OSIRIS-REx Prepares to Return Asteroid Sample
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Published September 23, 2023
Teams monitor weather and ground conditions in Utah’s West Desert, where a capsule containing a piece of space rock is expected to land.
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A Smoky Cloud Swirl
Published September 22, 2023
Intense fires and a passing cold front led to the sprawling feature.
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Storm Aftermath in Derna, Libya
Published September 20, 2023
Flash floods in the port city destroyed roads and swept neighborhoods out to sea.
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Devastation in Morocco
Communities in the High Atlas Mountains were among the hardest hit after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake caused widespread damage.
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Mussel Rafts of the Rías de Arousa
Published September 19, 2023
The estuarine inlets of Spain’s Galicia coast are some of the most productive places to grow mussels.
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Melting on Humboldt Glacier
Published September 18, 2023
Unusual late-season melting in Greenland turned the glacier’s surface into a mishmash of ice, firn, melt, and dirt.
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Water Returns to Laguna de Aculeo
Published September 16, 2023
The drought in Chile isn’t over, but recent late-winter rains provided enough moisture for water to start pooling up again.
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Peru’s Tropical Glaciers and Rainbow Mountains
Published September 17, 2023
The icy landscape high in the Andes is dotted with colorful glacial lakes and weathered rock.
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Summer 2023 Was the Hottest on Record
Published September 14, 2023
June, July, and August were 0.23°C (0.41°F) warmer than any other summer in NASA’s record.
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Torrential Rain Wreaks Havoc in Libya
Published September 13, 2023
A Mediterranean cyclone contributed to deadly flooding along the country’s coastline.
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Hurricane Lee Traverses the Warm Atlantic
Published September 12, 2023
The major storm fluctuated in intensity as it approached the U.S. East Coast.
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Greece’s Agricultural Heartland Underwater
Published September 11, 2023
Record rainfall inundated towns and farmland in the country’s Thessaly region.
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