NASA's Dawn spacecraft, originally scheduled for launch on June 20th, is finally on its way to study a pair of asteroids after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station yesterday morning following a... More...

The Indonesian volcano Talang on the island of Sumatra had been dormant for centuries when, in April 2005, it suddenly rumbled to life. A plume of smoke rose 1000 meters high and nearby villages were... More...