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‘Wind, Sand and Stars’: A Memoir of Gravity and Grace
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoBest known for ‘The Little Prince,’ the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry also penned this...
Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn a remote area of the Siberian tundra, dotted with low trees and shrubs, there’s a place that locals call ‘The Gateway to Hell.’ During the summertime,...
The best West Coast travel spots, according to readers
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoMany readers, having digested our new list of 101 best West Coast experiences, have stepped up to...
Chinese spacecraft lands on far side of moon
CBS News· 5 days agoThe landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration...
Cryovolcanism: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today· 7 days agoUniverse Today has had the privilege of spending the last several months venturing into a multitude...
China's Chang’e-6 Probe Lifts Off From Far Side of Moon With Sample and Returns to Orbit
ExtremeTech· 2 days agoSamples from the far side of the Moon are now en route back to Earth. China's Chang’e-6 mission landed on the Moon over the weekend, and it has since collected a sample of lunar regolith. This ...
Planetary Protection: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today· 6 days agoUniverse Today has recently investigated a plethora of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar ...
China Is Back On The Far Side Of The Moon – Ready To Collect Its Haul
IFLScience· 3 days agoChina has made history on the Moon once more. It successfully landed once again on the far side of the Moon, having been the only nation to have done that before. The new mission, Chang’e 6, ...
How Do Telescopes Work? Astronomy's Most Indispensable Tool, Explained
ExtremeTech· 4 days agoAt least until Zephraim Cochrane invents the warp drive, our best shot is looking into the deep sky through telescopes. What Is a Telescope? A telescope is a device used to observe objects at ...
Asteroid’s double moon points to a complex history
EarthSky· 3 days agoA new study of asteroid Dinkinesh and its moon Selam, led by researchers at Southwest Research Institute, shows a complex geological history for both...
