An incredible network of lunar satellites, ringing the Moon and powering a telecoms and navigation system there, is another step closer to reality, the European...
A team of Japanese astronomers recently peered way, way back in time using a telescope array in Chile. What they made out in the distant, early...
Carbon exists in various forms. In addition to diamond and graphite, there are recently discovered forms with astonishing properties. For example graphene, with...
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have detected neutral atoms of two heavy metals -- iron (Fe I) and nickel (Ni I) -- in the atmospheres...
Philosopher Toby Ord remastered film scans of Earth photos captured by Apollo astronauts. The results are stunning.
In the critical battle against extinction, conservationists use a variety of tactics to try to save species.
A satellite constellation would tell astronauts and robots their exact position on the lunar surface.
Firefly Aerospace may be developing rockets of its own, but it's also simultaneously building Blue Ghost, its first lunar lander. Blue Ghost will hop a ride...
A rare Super Blood Moon is all set to make its appearance in the night sky on May 26, marking the second of three supermoons this...
Researchers in China, Japan, and Singapore were able to resume research much quicker than their counterparts in the US and Europe after the first COVID lockdowns,...