Stick insect from China is over half a metre (1.6 feet) long
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Caution: Mercury crossing!

Monday’s Transit of Mercury gives us the chance to view the first planet travel across the Sun… with care, of course!


The Hubble space telescope turns 26

NASA celebrates by releasing an amazing new image of a deep space nebula.


Slo-mo rainbow fun show!

Take a drum, a slow motion camera, and a whole pile of powdered paints, then watch the rainbow!
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Japanese x-ray satellite lost in space

JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) discovers ASTRO-H, or Hitomi, broke apart on March 26th while in orbit


Old tires turn into disease-fighting mosquito trap

This Canadian design is a cheap way to combat serious mosquito-carried diseases