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Glowing fossils: Fluorescence reveals color patterns of earliest scallops

UV light makes it possible to see intricate structures of fossils that are barely visible in normal daylight. This method has often been used...

Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded

Using images captured by satellites, researchers in the University of Oxford's Department of Physics and RAL Space have confirmed that the January 2022 eruption...

500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddle

The first animals to build hard and robust skeletons appear suddenly in the fossil record in a geological blink of an eye around 550-520...

Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found in new study

Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it...

NASA Moon rocket launch delayed again, this time by storm

NASA again rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the east coast of Florida, officials...

What is ESA’s Moonlight initiative?

Going to the moon was the first step. Staying there is the next ambition. ESA is a key partner in NASA's Artemis program, which aims...