The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet
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'This generation's moment': How the Artemis missions will reframe humanity's relationship with the moon
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Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments — and scientists may have discovered why
Red blood cells transport oxygen around the body and need glucose for their own metabolism. In low-oxygen conditions, t...
The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'
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Artemis 2 moon astronauts will try to recreate Apollo 8's historic 'Earthrise' photo during April 6 flyby
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Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them.
A new analysis projects that as much as 120,610 square kilometers of new, ice-free land could emerge in Antarctica by 2...
Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover delivers inspiring Easter message on the way to the moon (video)
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Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA
Is the famous "Shroud of Turin" a fake? (Image credit: Philippe Lissac via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X ...
Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy
Click for next article This artist's impression shows a myriad of stellar streams in and around the Milky Way. These st...
NASA telescope uncovers new mystery in supernova first spotted by Chinese astronomers 2,000 years ago — Space photo of the week
NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer observed the outer rim of the supernova remnant highlighted in purple in the ...
Lego's educational space sets are a stellar way to teach kids about the basic physics of collisions and impacts
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What happened to the Minoan civilization?
Knossos is a city built by the Minoans. It has a palace the size of two football fields. (Image credit: SCStock via Shu...