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Mount Erebus is the southernmost volcano in the world.

Mount Erebus Is One of Earth's Most Unusual Volcanoes, With a Rare Lava Lake and Chimney-Like Towers 

exoplanet Proxima Centauri b

It Could Take Over 17,000 Years for Humans to Travel to Proxima Centauri, Home to the Closest Known Exoplanet

a collection of images from this week's top stories

Thousands of Snakes Close an Illinois Road, a Mysterious Space Object in a Farmer's Field, and an Update on the Flesh-Eating Screwworm

rocky outcrops of the Klipdrift Complex

Rare Antelope Proteins Linked to 60,000-Year-Old Ochre Point to Hidden Aspects of Early Human Behavior

Shég’ Xdaltth’i’ site with Alaskan range in the background

13,800-Year-Old Alaskan Base Camp Reveals Rare Diamond-Shaped Stone Tools and Other Ancient Artifacts 

A large, metallic object, approximately 11-feet in diameter, presumably a space object, was present in the cornfield in Minnesota.

A Minnesota Farmer’s Fall Harvest Came With a Surprise — an 11-Foot Object That Likely Fell From Space

Skeleton inside of the sarcophagus

A Mysterious Skeleton in a Roman Sarcophagus May Be One of Westminster Abbey’s Medieval Abbots

Gomez’s Hamburger disk

Enormous Cosmic Hamburger Stacked With Layers of Gas and Dust Provides Sneak Peek of Planet Formation

Orionids meteor shower

The Orionid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak With Colorful Fireballs Leftover from Halley's Comet 

Clock ticking close to midnight

Timekeepers Ditch Leap Second Over Concerns of Digital Chaos, Opening the Door to a Future Leap Hour 

footprints in the sand at White Sands National Park

America's Earliest Known Humans Saw Dramatic Climate Changes Unfold Within a Few Generations 

Reconstruction of an old Roman fort

Roman Fort Found in Wales May Be Linked to Legendary Emperor Magnus Maximus 

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