Spot popular astronomical sights this month including nebulae, a galaxy trio and the site of a recent planetary discovery.
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Sewage overflows from Hurricane Sandy analyzed
Treatment plants, pumping stations and pipelines were overwhelmed and billions of gallons of untreated sewage flowed into hundreds of rivers, streams, bays, and streets from Virginia to Rhode Island.
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VIDEO: Gigantic hurricane spotted on Saturn
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has spotted a gigantic hurricane swirling inside a mysterious, six-sided weather pattern known as “the hexagon” on Saturn.
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March global temperature report: 10th warmest March on record
Even though March 2013 will be remembered in Virginia for its unusual cold, wet and snowy weather, the Earth as a whole was much warmer than average.
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Weather / Weather Blog
Five year anniversary of tornado outbreak
Tornadoes hit SE VA on April 28, 2008
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Exceptional Full Moon & Saturn viewing tonight!
Tonight, look for the Full Moon with bright Saturn very close to it in our night sky.
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NASA: Hubble sees Comet ISON
Later this year, Comet ISON is expected to become a naked-eye object when it skims through the atmosphere of the sun. The Hubble Space Telescope has a sneak preview.
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VIRAL: Watch three years of Sun in three minutes
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has had virtually unbroken coverage of the sun’s rise toward solar maximum, the peak of solar activity in its regular 11-year cycle.
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Mecklenburg County storm survey concludes damage caused by straight-line winds
Even though the storm system exhibited some characteristics of a tornado, no touch-down was confirmed.

