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New NASA Artemis instruments to study volcanic terrain on the moon

part of NASA's regular cadence of robotic lunar missions through Artemis, the agency has selected a new scientific payload to establish the age and...

What causes mudslides and floods after wildfires? It’s not what scientists thought

In 2020, one of the largest wildfires in Los Angeles County raged across the San Gabriel Mountains, scorching more than 115,000 acres, damaging or...

Japan rocket engine explodes during test

A Japanese rocket engine exploded during a test on Friday, an official said, in the latest blow to the country's space agency. The Epsilon S—an...

Newly discovered Jurassic fossils in Texas

A team led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has filled a major gap in the state’s fossil record — describing...

Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre ‘screwdriver teeth’ found in Morocco

Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged teeth unlike those of...

Decrypting lunar craters quickly and easily

The surface of the moon tells the story of the inner solar system. Every meteorite that hits leaves its mark, and together those craters...