Lunar scientists think they've found the hottest places on the Moon, as well as some 200 Goldilocks zones that are always near the average temperature in San Francisco. The moon has wild temperatur… [+4150 chars]
A parsec is a unit of distance that is often used by astronomers as an alternative to the light-year, just as kilometers can be used as an alternative to miles. Sci-fi franchises such as "Star Wars" … [+4494 chars]
ByScripps Research InstituteJuly 29, 2022 We think the kind of reactions weve described are probably what could have happened on early Earth, says Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy. The reaction generate… [+5314 chars]
DONT DO IT, SPACE ACE! The New York Postrecently ran an article with the headline Astronauts should not masturbate in zero gravity, NASA scientist says. The article quickly went viral, leading peopl… [+3054 chars]
Call it the scent of space. There's a persistent "peculiar odor" on board the International Space Station (ISS) that takes a few days to get used to, according to European astronaut Samantha Cristof… [+2093 chars]
The temperature on the Moon can vary from boiling to freezing depending on whether it's night or day, but scientists think there might well be sheltered pits and caves where the temperature is quite … [+3193 chars]
For the first time in almost 5,000 years of observations, researchers have fully cataloged optical illusions created in the sky as light shines through ice crystals known as atmospheric halos. The … [+4843 chars]
Our solar system's citrus-colored gas giant, Jupiter, is no stranger to chaos. And earlier this month, NASA's Juno mission captured a mesmerizing snap to prove that point. During the probe's 43rd cl… [+2700 chars]
As July comes to an end, skywatchers can expect two meteor showers to take place this weekend, one of which will peak Friday night. The Delta Aquariids meteor shower is expected to peak Friday night… [+1233 chars]
It wasn't until 1957 when scientists earned special access to the molecular third dimension. After 22 years of grueling experimentation, John Kendrew of Cambridge University finally uncovered the 3… [+9906 chars]
Two skyscraper-size asteroids are zooming toward Earth this weekend, with one making its closest approach on Friday (July 29) and the second whizzing by on Saturday (July 30). The first asteroid , … [+2654 chars]
A big Chinese rocket body will likely crash back to Earth tomorrow (July 30), but nobody knows exactly when or where. The 25-ton (22.5 metric tons) core stage of a Long March 5B rocket will reenter … [+4907 chars]
