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Look up! What's going on in the February night sky?

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Surprisingly salty asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life

Look up! Gusty solar winds may spark auroras across Canada tonight

Canada looks forward to a ‘January thaw’ every year. What is it?

What is a sluff? These common slides spell danger in the mountains

Make snow at home with two simple ingredients

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The latest in earth science news from The Weather Network

Newfound 'city-killer' asteroid has chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Thundersnow is a rare and electrifying experience

Extreme jet stream: Alien planet has universe's fastest recorded winds

Ice shoves are the hidden danger of the Great Lakes

What turns a snowstorm into a raging blizzard?

Steer clear of a ‘snownado’ if you see one on a cold, sunny day

Look up! The Northern Lights may shine over Canada tonight

Here's a list of things that can stop working in cold weather

Debunking the myth: Can it ever be too cold to snow?

What is wind chill and why does it 'feel' so miserable?

Snow’s hidden superpowers: More than meets the eye

Look up! A six-planet 'parade' shines across the sky tonight

Here one day, gone the next: NASA satellites track disappearing 'ghost' island

Explained: Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?

When is the cold too cold? How extreme cold warnings are issued

Living in a world with wildfire

A tale of two rockets: New Glenn achieves orbit, while Starship rains down

First meteorite ever found in P.E.I. arrived with a literal bang 

Why California crews aren't relying on the ocean to douse wildfires

Why we go from cold to brutally cold, mid to late January 

What is the polar vortex? How it’s responsible for dangerous cold

See the Wolf Moon and Mars pull off a rare vanishing act tonight

Scientists discover where the Yellowstone supervolcano will erupt next

How Santa Ana winds fuelled the deadly fires in Southern California

Portal in the fog? Stunning, optical display stops commuters in their track

Look around for these strange events when frigid air arrives

From the Moon to asteroids, 2025 has a slate of exciting space missions

Look up! Tonight, the Quadrantid meteor shower lights up the sky

Why do roads crack in the winter?

An underwater volcano off the West Coast could erupt before the end of 2025

Rare frost flowers turn icy landscapes into beautiful gardens

Capturing the northern lights is much simpler than you think

Why the stars twinkle so brightly in your dark winter skies

Best in Space '24: A final flight, signs of Mars life and spaceflight milestones

Scientists make discovery about Mars' mysterious, planet-circling dust storms

Earth's smallest ozone hole in 5 years closed this month

An astronaut caught this fascinating, unique view of Earth

Best Astro Stories '24: Solar Eclipse, extreme auroras and Comet of the Century

The science behind winter's silent nights

'Rare' steam devils dance across Lake Ontario. Here's how they develop

No aliens, just weather: The stunning 'UFO' cloud over Sydney

A rare overcast sunset painted Canada's sky pink

This town woke up to a record-breaking 129 cm in just 12 hours

Drone footage shows Canadian freighter trapped in ice

Cold iguana caught on camera thumping to the ground

Early spring? Canada's groundhogs and a lobster weigh in

Preventable winter hazards that could spark a house fire

How accurate are the groundhogs of North America?

There's an alarming new trend emerging this year

Greece declares state of emergency on Santorini following 'near-constant' quakes

Experts noted 96 per cent decline in monarch population in parts of U.S. in 2024

Hundreds of schools close as record-breaking 124 cm of snow hits northern Japan

Canada's February Outlook: La Niña and the polar vortex team up to delay spring

'Planetary parade' and 'Full Snow Moon': What's up in our night sky this month

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