Lunar sample 61195 from Apollo 16 textured with “zap pits” from micrometeorite impacts. Credit: James Stuby from NASA image The moon has no significant atmosphere, no weather, and no wind.…
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Northern lights may be visible in 17 states (or more) Nov. 12-13
Ready for round two, aurora chasers? The northern lights may dazzle again tonight (Nov. 12) as a speedy incoming coronal mass ejection (CME) released during yesterday’s colossal X5.1 class solar…
How to spot life in the clouds on other worlds
Artist concept of a cloudy Earth-like exoplanet with colorful biota in the clouds. Credit: Adam B. Langeveld/Carl Sagan Institute. Adapted from NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech. Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for…
Giving Gemini its due: ‘Apollo 13’ author Jeffrey Kluger honors ‘forgotten’ NASA program with new book (exclusive interview)
NASA’s 10 crewed Project Gemini flights, which launched in 1965 and 1966, were instrumental in delivering the knowledge and testing that would lead to landing astronauts on the moon in…
Why the universe might be fluffier than we thought
Scanning electron microscope image of a interplanetary dust particle. Credit: NASA Space dust provides more than just awe-inspiring pictures like the Pillars of Creation. It can provide the necessary materials…
Northern lights may be visible in 15 US states Nov. 10
The northern lights could put on a show tonight (Nov. 10) as incoming coronal mass ejections (CMEs) may spark geomagnetic storm conditions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
Bezos’s Blue Origin set to launch NASA mission to Mars
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New Glenn, the towering rocket built by Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin, is set to take off on its second mission Sunday as competition intensifies…
Moon rocks, magnified: Apollo 16 samples shine in new book ‘Nanocosmos’ (exclusive)
Prepare for a remarkable journey into magnificent magnification with “Nanocosmos: Journeys in Electron Space” (Abrams Books, 2025), a mesmerizing new science coffee table book from author, artist, documentarian and visual…
