This is a classic lunar moment of waiting.The message from NASA last week: "NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Lunar Exploration."The space agency's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project has…
Mosses are among the great terraformers on Earth, turning barren rocks into fertile soils, and now a team of scientists is proposing that these non-vascular plants can do the same…
Astronauts face numerous risks during spaceflight, such as microgravity and radiation exposure. Microgravity can reduce bone density, and radiation exposure is a carcinogen. However, these are chronic effects. The biggest…
Over the centuries, Niagara Falls has witnessed some strange incidents. In 1827, a hotel owner sent a herd of wild animals down the falls in a cargo ship and only…
The northern lights flash across the sky over a horse barn in Mercer, Maine on May 10, 2024. ... [+] was the strongest display seen since 2003. (Photo by Michael…
For the first time, an international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of a large underground tunnel beneath the moon's surface that could one day be used by future…
When the ACS enzyme is exposed to carbon monoxide, it produces acetyl Co-A, a molecule that is essential for all living things. The team's active site was a model that…
Just as ChatGPT generates text by predicting the word most likely to follow in a sequence, a new AI (AI) model can write new proteins that do not occur naturally…
Hot enough to melt metal and covered in a toxic, crushing atmosphere, Venus ranks among the most hostile places in the Solar System. But astronomers have reported the discovery of…
CNN — Scientists have long theorized the existence of lunar caves - underground passages formed by volcanic processes that are connected to the pits that cover the surface of the…