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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
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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
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Published September 20, 2023
Flash floods in the port city destroyed roads and swept neighborhoods out to sea.
Devastation in Morocco
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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
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Published September 19, 2023
The estuarine inlets of Spain’s Galicia coast are some of the most productive places to grow mussels.
Melting on Humboldt Glacier
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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
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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.
Peru’s Tropical Glaciers and Rainbow Mountains
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Published September 17, 2023
The icy landscape high in the Andes is dotted with colorful glacial lakes and weathered rock.
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