China in final preparations for latest lunar mission

Chinese technicians were making final preparations Monday for a mission to bring back material from the…

Covid-19: Oxford University vaccine shows 70% protection

Other groups have reported higher protection, but the results are still seen as a triumph. …

China to Collect Moon Rocks in a Mission Launching Soon

It has been four decades since lunar samples were brought to Earth, and the Chang’e-5 spacecraft’s…

Field Geology At Mars’ Equator Points To An Ancient Megaflood

Floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars’ equator around 4 billion years…

Hubble Observes UGC 12588

Observed with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the faint galaxy featured in this image is known…

Fur industry faces uncertain future due to Covid

Denmark’s mass mink cull after a coronavirus outbreak at farms leaves the industry in the spotlight. …

Earth had a minimoon for nearly three years before it drifted away

Astronomers spotted a minimoon orbiting Earth in February and have confirmed it was there for nearly…

China Moon Mission Will Try To Bring Back The First Lunar Rocks In Decades

The Chang’e-5 mission will attempt to bring back rock and soil samples from a previously unexplored…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 22 November 2020

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 22 November 2020 Click here for…

Scientists study cause of endangered whale calf's death

The National Park Service says scientists are trying to discover the cause of death of a…