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Watch Mars Kiss Our Crescent Moon – the Highlight of April Stargazing
As we are only a week of waxing away from the full moon of April, it's worth taking a look at other celestial sightseeing...
Watch China’s Spacecraft Land on the Moon in This Trippy Video
In 2020, China was preparing for its second landing on the moon as part of a sample-return mission of lunar regolith. Dramatic belly-cam footage...
These ‘Moonwalker’ Shoes Let You Walk at the Speed of Your Run
This summer, a pair of strap-on shoes will be available that allow you to walk at the speed of a run.
Aptly titled, "Moonwalkers" a...
Life Might Be Found on One of Saturn’s Moons Without a Spacecraft Even Needing to Land
Evidence of life on the icy Saturnine moon of Enceladus could be uncovered by a robot spacecraft sampling plumes of methane jetting out of...
Stargazing in December: Check Out the ‘Mars Ballet’, a Meteor Shower, and The ‘Cold Moon’
If you don't mind the nip of the cold, this month's celestial phenomena are ones to watch, and include a Nutcracker ballet between the...
Volcanoes Were Erupting on the Moon One Billion Years More Recently Than Previously Thought
- Volcanoes were erupting on the moon a billion years more recently than previously thought, according to new research from the Institute of...
Hero Honeymooners Rescue Sleeping Babies from Burning Nursery in Spain: ‘Instinct Took Over’
Picture it: you and your spouse are on your honeymoon in Europe, you see a burning building, you decide to be heroes and run...
Saturn’s Rings Could Have Been Formed By a Missing Moon That Smashed Into Planet 160 Million Years Ago
Saturn’s rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon, a new study suggests—and a “grazing encounter” may have smashed the...
China’s New Moon Rock Samples Contain Beautiful Crystal New to Geology
Chinese scientists have found a mineral new to science among the 3.81 lbs. (1.7 kilograms) of lunar samples taken in 2020.
The phosphate columnar crystal...
How 14-Year-old Philo Farnsworth’s Tinkering Brought the Moon Landing to Your Living Room
14-year-old Philo Farnsworth wasn’t looking up at the sky while plowing the field at his father’s farm in Rigby, Idaho. He was looking down...
Don’t Miss Celestial Show as Five Planets Align With the Moon for All to See
It's been a long time coming, but this June stargazers are finally getting the chance to see five planets align in the night skies.
For...
Guy Finds Lost Wedding Ring and Delivers to Honeymoon Couple Using a LEGO Man With Metal Detector
A metal detectorist who found a newlywed's wedding ring on a beach surprised them, by sending a picture of it being held by a...
Ice May Be Hiding in Ancient Moon Volcanoes
Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, blanketing hundreds of thousands of square miles of the orb's...
A Total Lunar Eclipse is Coming With a Flower Blood Moon – How to See the Night Sky Spectacle
Night sky fans, on May 15-16 look up to see the blood-red spectacle that is a total lunar eclipse.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the...
Scientists Figure Out the Origin of Splendid Dunes on Jupiter’s Icy Moon
Scientists have long wondered how Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io, has meandering ridges as grand as any that can be seen in movies like Dune.
Now,...
NASA Develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to Aid New Moon Explorers
Imagine a mountaineering expedition in a wholly uncharted environment, where the hikers had the ability to generate a real-time 3D map of the terrain.
NASA...
Artist’s Painting is the First to Be Curated on the Moon: ‘It Will Last Forever’
British artist Sacha Jafri has prepared the first ever painting to be placed on the Lunar service when it blasts off with NASA later...
Astronomers Capture Black Hole Eruption Spanning 16 Times the Full Moon in the Sky
Astronomers have produced the most comprehensive image of radio emission from our nearest actively feeding supermassive black hole.
The emission is powered by a central...
Chinese Rover Spots Weird, Large ‘Cube’ on the Moon
A lunar rover has spotted a strange cube-shaped object and will alter its official course to check it out, needing 2-3 months to arrive.
Official...
Thrilled Astronomers in Chile Are First to Photograph a Moon-forming Disc Around an Exoplanet
Using the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimeter Array), astronomers have unambiguously detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our Solar System for...