Coyotes are the most famous of the wild animal species that have returned to North American cities and towns in recent years. Encountering them can be unnerving.
Since the 1970s, scientists have treated pulsars and magnetars as 2 distinct populations of objects. Now they think they might be stages in a single object's evolution. A new NASA ScienceCast has more.
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You can't see a new supermoon. It travels across the sky with the sun during the day. But Earth's oceans will feel it. Around each new moon (left) and full moon (right) – when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned – the range between high and low tides is greatest. A supermoon – new or full moon at its closest to Earth – accentuates these spring tides. Image via PhysicalGeography.net.
Coyote, enjoying a Sunday morning in the park. Apparently, there were 2 of them, and they had this videographer surrounded. Video still via Steven A. Sweet of Lunar 101-Moon Book.
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