The Moon has more than 9,000 visible craters scattered across its surface. They were caused by the impact of meteors, comets and asteroids, and are not evenly distributed. The dark side of the satell… [+1186 chars]
NASA's next-generation spaceship, Orion, is designed to take humans farther than they've ever gone before. During Artemis I, an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep spac… [+2039 chars]
An international team of astronomers has discovered the most distant astronomical object of all time: a galaxy. Shining only about 300 million years after the Big Bang, it may contain the oldest star… [+4072 chars]
Egyptian fruit bats use echolocation during daylight hours even though they have good eyesight, according to a study by a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University. In their paper published in the j… [+864 chars]
The skies of Hawaii had a marvelous show on display just a few days ago. The night skies over the island lit up by a tiny speck that resembled a 'flying whirlpool'. The spiral structure spun and spun… [+1083 chars]
Scientists have long wondered how Jupiters innermost moon, Io, has grand meandering ridges. Now, a research led by Rutgers University provided a new explanation of how dunes can form even on a surfac… [+2021 chars]