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What are the different colors of the moon? Learn when the Pink Moon is visible and what it represents.

Soil sealing might not be a term that everyone's familiar with, but its effects are felt far and wide, particularly in urban areas. Recognising the urgencies of addressing soil sealing and its associated challenges, an E...

NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland joined in the adventure of the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge held at the Dayton Convention Center on March 17. The free family event for kids (K-8) tied together the excitement of co...

NASA has developed an advanced propulsion technology to facilitate future planetary exploration missions using small spacecraft. Not only will this technology enable new types of planetary science missions, one of NASA's...

Astronomers have discovered a flare erupting from a highly magnetic "dead star" outside the solar system for the first time. The magnetar flare lit up the entire Cigar Galaxy in gamma rays.

New movies of two of the most famous objects in the sky--the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A--are being released from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Each includes X-ray data collected by Chandra over about two decades. T...

The full trailer of Netflix's 'Atlas' is a bit spoiler-y, but does a better job of selling the Jennifer Lopez-led sci-fi adventure.

NASA Announces 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners NASA announced the winners of the 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) April 22, with Parish Episcopal School, from Dallas, winning first place in ...

Earth's ancient magnetic field appears to have had a strength similar to what we see today, and it may have protected ancient life from harmful cosmic radiation.

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New fossil of 9-foot-long tusked fish prompts paleontologists to reconsider giant salmon's nickname.

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, NASA's Perseverance rover is explicitly intended...

ESA's Mars Express has snapped the telltale traces of "spiders" scattered across the southern polar region of Mars.

Take a fresh look at the iconic Dumbbell Nebula on occasion of the Hubble Space Telescope's 34 years in space.

Scientists may have discovered how JuMBOs, strangle binary objects found in Orion, may have gone rogue while staying gravitationally bound. The discovery may shake up theories of planet formation.

China is on target to reach its goal of putting its astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade, according to the country's human spaceflight agency. The post China on track for crewed moon landing by 2030, space...

Two spacewalks this winter fixed the power supply of China's Tiangong space station, which was damaged by a space debris strike, state media reported.

Explore the dynamic nature of solar flares, intense bursts of radiation from the Sun, their causes, effects on Earth, and the remarkable visuals they create.

Ural River levels peak in this April 13, 2024, enhanced color image from Landsat 9; here, vegetation appears red, while water is blue-green. After heavy rain and rapid snowmelt, rivers in southern Russia and northern Kaz...

The U.S. Space Force is testing a new ground-based satellite jamming weapon to help keep U.S. military personnel safe from potential "space-enabled" attacks.

Gen. Michael Guetlein said the military for centuries has relied on private sector contractors during wars, and the same should apply to operations in space The post U.S. Space Force renews call for ‘reserve’ of comm...

Japan's SLIM lunar lander has now survived three week-long nights on the moon, braving temperatures as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit, despite not being designed to last one!