As part of its extensive slate of observations, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently took a closer look at Pluto’s ...

Before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain ...

Through last year, scientists were at work reshaping human life and equipping it, and the world, for the challenges of the ...

Moon and other celestial bodies planned by the United States, China, Japan, and the European Space Agency (ESA). These ...

and author who is known for his discovery of six nearby dwarf galaxies and several planetary nebulas. The phases of the moon are a consequence of its motion around Earth in relation to the ...

New tactics in controlling infection are sorely needed, with antibiotic-resistant bacteria expected to claim as many as 2 ...

From childhood malaria vaccines to record-breaking solar panels to the discovery of a lost ancient city, this tumultuous year ...

Aboard the lander are two instruments: The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain, TRIDENT, and the Mass Spectrometer for Observing Lunar Operations, MSOLO. TRIDENT will dig down up to 3 ...

Fungus-farming ants, fossilized footprints and a prehistoric critter named after a Muppet are just a few of the year’s most notable findings ...

NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission is slated to return astronauts to the Moon no sooner than April 2026. Astronauts were last on the Moon in 1972 ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

The Capital Region got quite a show in 2024, thanks to a melange of natural forces and phenomena. It was a year that lit up ...