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Harvest moon 2023, the last supermoon of the year, kicks off fall stargazing on Sept. 29

This Friday's full moon will be a somewhat special one in that it will carry the title of "Harvest Moon" for those living in the Northern Hemisphere. The moon officially will turn full when it reaches a spot in the sky opposite (180-degrees) to the sun ...

Fungi creepily infiltrates space stations — but scientists aren't scared. They're excited

Scientists loading fungi species into a gondola. Scientists load fungi species aboard a gondola of ESA's Large Diameter Centrifuge to conduct hypergravity tests on the organisms. (Image credit: ...

New AI algorithm can detect signs of life with 90% accuracy. Scientists want to send it to Mars

Can machines sniff out the presence of life on other planets? Well, to some extent, they already are. Sensors onboard spacecraft exploring other worlds have the capability to detect molecules indicative of alien life. Yet, organic molecules that hint ...

What 1 year in space does to the body as NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returns home

ABC News

ABC News

Experts say spending a prolonged period in space -- especially one year -- comes with many changes to human physiology and psychology. One of the biggest changes comes from spending time in microgravity, which allows astronauts to ...

New 'supercontinent' could wipe out humans and make Earth uninhabitable, study suggests

CNN

CNN

Image shows the warmest month average temperature (degrees Celsius) for Earth and the projected supercontinent (Pangea Ultima) in 250 million years, when it would be difficult for almost any mammals to survive.

The Loss of Dark Skies Is So Painful, Astronomers Coined a New Term for It

Scientific American

Scientific American

Humanity is slowly losing access to the night sky, and astronomers have invented a new term to describe the pain associated with this loss: "noctalgia," meaning "sky grief." Along with our propensity for polluting air and water and the massive amounts ...

These Navajo Tribal Parks will be closed during the Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse

A solar eclipse will be visible across most of the Americas, including eight U.S. states from Oregon to Texas, in October, but you won't be able to see it from a few key places after all. While millions of people will be flocking to the path of ...

Giant Magellan Telescope project casts 7th and final mirror (photos)

a person in a red shirt places glass into a large circular structure. A University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab staff member places the final chunks of Ohara E6 low ...

Volcanic supercontinent will likely wipe out humans in 250 million years, study says

The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, relayed the findings of a computer-simulated future Earth that forecasts continental shifts and atmospheric changes. It suggests that in 250 million years, the land on ...

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, two cosmonauts return to Earth after US-record year in space

With Soyuz MS-69/23S commander Sergey Prokopyev monitoring cockpit displays, flanked on the left by co-pilot Dmitri Petelin and on the right by NASA flight engineer Frank Rubio, the Russian ferry ship undocked from the space station's multi-port Prichal ...