Thermal emission measurements from the exoplanet Trappist-1 b suggest two plausible yet contradictory scenarios ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

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Had they noticed him, though, they might have thought he was there to rob them of their moon rock, given the attention he paid to where the surveillance cameras were and what was protecting the ...

collect moon rocks, ship them back to Earth... and sell them. It sounded like a madcap plan, but with moon rocks selling for up to $3.6 million per gram (on the black market), the idea did have a ...

light-colored swirls on Moon's surface could be rocks magnetized by magma activity underground, laboratory experiments ... Geologists Expect Chang'e-6 Lunar Surface Samples to Contain Volcanic ...

Naicker Scientific's SonoChem device, using microwaves and ultrasound, won the Aqualunar challenge by purifying water from ...

The rock has hundreds of spherules on it, some of which have tiny pinholes. NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled. Named "St. Pauls Bay ...

Set in a 738 acre Denver Mountain Park, Red Rocks Amphitheatre is no ordinary stage — it’s also a geological wonder. Discover why it's a favorite among music legends and fans alike ...

Exactly what kind of microbes bored into the rock remains unknown, as does whether they still exist or have long since gone extinct. Whatever formed the burrows had to be alive, since researchers ...

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 ...