For years, people noticed strange features on the Moon dubbed “Lunar Swirls.” They’re bright regions that…
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Virgin Galactic Flies Science Experiments to the Edge of Space
On November 2, Virgin Galactic flew Unity 2 on the Galactic 05 mission. It carried two…
The Maddening Simplicity of Black Holes
Black holes. The name is said to come from the Black Hole of Calcutta, an infamous…
An Amateur Astronomer Discovered One-of-a-Kind Supernova Remnant
In 2023, amateur astronomer Dana Patchick was looking through images from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer…
Dedicated Amateur Astronomer Makes Rare Pair of Asteroid Discoveries
Two recent asteroid discoveries made by an amateur astronomer highlight what is possible, with access to…
JWST Shows Ice-Covered Pebbles Delivering Water to New Planets
The JWST has delivered a breakthrough in planetary science. Its observations show that a long-proposed theory…
Plants Could Grow in Lunar Regolith Using Bacteria
In the next decade, NASA, China, and their international and commercial partners plan to establish habitats…
Japan Tests Robotic Earth-Moving Equipment in a Simulated Lunar Jobsite
Japan has embarked on an exciting new lunar program that will test automated remote construction machinery…
Earth’s Past and Future Habitability Depends on Our Protection from Space Weather
A bewildering number of factors and variables led up to the planet we occupy today, where…
Scientists piece together DNA repair pathway implicated in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers
Medical researchers have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients with…