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Mojave Forsaken: Ghost towns and dark skies
Let the creepiness begin! Just in time for Halloween, a new video from ProjectSkyGlow depicting spooky California ghost towns under the darkest of dark night skies.
October 30, 2017
How do human genes act in space?
"Looking at gene expression ... we really see an explosion, like fireworks taking off, as soon as the human body gets into space."
October 29, 2017
A potential human habitat on the moon?
A new study says a hole in the moon’s Marius Hills region is the skylight of an underground lava tube large enough to house a city.
October 27, 2017
International Observe the Moon Night is this week
International Observe the Moon Night is a global, public event coming up on October 16, 2021. Here's how you can participate online or in person.
October 25, 2017
Artificial intelligence finds 56 new gravitational lens candidates
Using the same technology Tesla is using to teach cars to drive themselves, European astronomers are using artificial intelligence to seek out and find many new gravitational lenses.
October 24, 2017
Reliving Cassini’s final moments
"Cassini managed to survive for 91 seconds in this epic battle, before tipping over backward during the last 8 seconds and then finally losing radio contact with Earth."
October 23, 2017
Watch ISS spacewalk October 20
Friday's is the last of 3 spacewalks by International Space Station astronauts this month.
October 19, 2017
Whales and dolphins live ‘human-like’ lives
They work together, talk to each other and use tools. A new study links the complexity of Cetacean culture and behavior to the size of their brains.
October 19, 2017
Traveling to Mars? Top 6 health challenges
NASA aims to have humans on Mars by the 2030s. The people making the long space journey will experience health risks they've never faced before.
October 18, 2017
More evidence for a Planet 9
No new large planet on the outskirts of our solar system has yet been discovered, although evidence is building, astronomers say. By the way, if Planet 9 does exist … it's definitely not headed our way.
October 17, 2017
