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Is the Aloha State experiencing more severe weather than in the past? More Science View All Forgotten in a museum basement, an extraordinary archaeological find (+video) After languishing in a box in the basement of Philadelphia's Penn Museum for 85 years, a 6,500 skeleton unearthed in what is today Iraq is finally getting attention from archaeologists. Black hole in distant galaxy sets off huge space explosions, say astronomers Black hole: Particles streaming from a black hole at the center of a galaxy some 23 million light-years away are superheating hydrogen gas to millions of degrees and creating huge shock waves, say scientists. Comet chaser: Rosetta spacecraft runs down comet after 10-year pursuit Rosetta spacecraft catches up with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on its orbit around the sun. The European Space Agency's next goal is to target a site for the first-ever soft landing on a comet. California mystery animal: Bizarre, catlike beast baffles experts California mystery animal: A catlike animal prowling the streets of Norwalk, California was originally thought to be a mountain lion. But now, experts aren't so sure. What does comet 67P look like? A giant duck After a four-billion-mile chase, the European space probe Rosetta caught up to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Wednesday. What next? Crocodile eats shark: Is that normal? A saltwater crocodile in Australia's Northwest Territories was photographed devouring a bull shark. How common is it for crocs to eat sharks? Old Hubble telescope data yields new supernova discovery Astronomers sifting through two decades of data from the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the progenitor of a rare and bizarre type of supernova. Europe's comet-chasing spaceship: Five amazing facts Europe's Rosetta probe, which on Wednesday became the first manmade spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, seeks to shed light on the big questions concerning the origins of the Earth and the solar system. Glow-in-the-dark sharks have specially adapted eyes, say scientists Sharks capable of bioluminescence have evolved eyes with a higher density of rods than their non-glowing counterparts, giving these sharks 'faster' vision. Supernova type may leave behind 'zombie' stars, say astronomers A mysterious kind of space explosion known as a Type Iax supernova might leave behind a stellar remnant. Were early dinosaurs herd animals? New discovery points to dino-gregariousness. A fox-sized dinosaur unearthed in Venezuela lends support to the belief that dinosaurs lived in herds early on in their evolution. Follow Stories Like This Get the Monitor stories you care about delivered to your inbox. August 7, 2014 Photos of the day 08/07 Australian Ballet dancer Kismet Bourne climbs out of an empty oceanside pool in Sydney after she and three other dancers took advantage of the empty pool to promote their February 2015 production of Swan Lake. View Gallery More Science view all Rosetta comet rendezvous: How to watch it live On Wednesday morning, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is set to catch up with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which it will attempt to orbit. Watch great white sharks trying to eat an underwater robot The SharkCam, an underwater autonomous vehicle repurposed by Discovery Channel to film great white sharks in their native habitat, became the recipient of a few exploratory chomps by the marine predators. SpaceX to make Brownsville, Texas, first private orbital spaceport (+video) The launch site will be about 17 miles northeast of Brownsville and could make 12 launches a year through 2025. Texas estimates that the SpaceX facility will create some 300 jobs in the region. Could comet Siding Spring damage Mars spacecraft? As comet Siding Spring approaches the Red Planet, NASA is moving its Mars orbiters to protect them from any dust ejected by the comet. Huge volcanic eruptions illuminate Jupiter moon Jupiter's third largest moon, Io, was the scene of three massive volcanic eruptions over a two-week span in August. Hurricane Bertha will weaken on Tuesday, say experts Hurricane Bertha, the second hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season, is expected to weaken on Tuesday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. Toledo water crisis may be over, but toxic algae blooms are in our future (+video) The algae that produced the toxins that closed Toledo's taps are found in bodies of fresh water throughout the US. Contributing factors to Lake Erie's bloom: nutrients, climate, and invasive species. Could NASA's next Mars rover generate breathable air? Aboard NASA's next Mars rover will be a device that could bring humanity a step closer to colonization, a 'factory' that converts the Red Planet's carbon dioxide atmosphere into pure oxygen and carbon monoxide. Comet-chasing Euro-probe could make history Wednesday In what is expected to mark a milestone in the history of spaceflight, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is set to begin orbiting around comet 67p/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, where it will attempt to get close enough to deposit a small lander. William Shatner tweets at NASA, nerdiness ensues William Shatner, best known for portraying Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk, greeted NASA on Twitter, and the space agency responded with an appropriately Trekkish response. Loading... 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