Blue Ghost lander captures stunning sunset shots on the moon before falling silent
A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon. Firefly Aerospace and NASA ...
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Watch the sun set over the moon in epic video from private Blue Ghost lunar lander
The solar-powered Blue Ghost shut down on Sunday evening (March 16), shortly after the sun set over its lunar locale. The ...
‘Microlightning’ May Have Sparked Life on Earth, New Research Suggests
The Miller-Urey hypothesis is based on a famous 1952 experiment in which researchers successfully formed these organic molecules by applying an electrical current to a mixture of water and Earth’s ...
How to See Rare Dual Visibility of Venus That Won't Happen Again Until 2033
Between March 18 and 21, Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, will have a rare dual visibility — visible in both ...
Unveiling the mysterious 'red sprite' lightning strikes over the Himalayas
Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as ...
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Look for aurora, earthshine and the crescent of Venus in the night skies
It's a busy week in outer space! Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, astronomer with University and the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, checked in with NCPR to guide us through what we'll see.
How and when to see the rare and dazzling ‘dual visibility’ of Venus this week
Venus, our planet of wealth and worth, will be double dipping and twice shining this week as it moonlights and daybreaks as both the morning and evening star.
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Dust devils on Mars produce lightning-like zaps of electricity
NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded unusual sounds as a Martian dust devil passed directly over the robotic vehicle in 2021, and we now know they came from electrical activity in the storm ...