APOD: 2026 October 24 – Rosetta’s Selfie
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NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions
7 Min Read NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions As NASA returns humans to the lunar surface and establishes a long-term presence on our closest celestial neighbor,…
NASA’s Artemis III Mission to Test Future Moon Lander Operations
Before astronauts return to the lunar surface, NASA will first conduct one of the most ambitious and complex test missions in the agency’s history. Launching in 2027, Artemis III will…
NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza
4 min read NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has ended its science mission now that the spacecraft is orbiting less than 171…
World’s largest wildlife crossing nears completion in California
California is known for its giant, multi-laned highways bustling under bright blue skies. And while this infrastructure is useful to humans, the Golden State’s many highways represent an almost impenetrable…
At Scotland’s ancient Cladh Hallan, homes were full of human bones
In 2001, archaeologists were painstakingly excavating a dwelling at the Bronze-Age site of Cladh Hallan in the Outer Hebrides islands off of Scotland’s northwestern coast. The house had been oval…
APOD: 2026 October 23 – Andromeda in Southern Spring
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El Niño Then and Now
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Bat mothers’ hearts beat faster when they hear their pups
A single bat colony contains hundreds or even thousands of the winged mammals. But with less-than-ideal eyesight and so many neighbors, how do mothers identify their pups amid the extremely…
Deer mating season can be deadly for drivers. Solar powered roadsigns may help.
Fall is here, and with it comes very determined deer. Mating season for the hoofed ruminants typically begins once temperatures dive and the days grow shorter, but the annual event…