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Neil Armstrong’s only photo on the moon and thousands of other rare photographs from the “golden age” of space exploration, along with thousands of other rare photographs, are currently up for auction. The “Voyage to the World” collection of 2,400 photos for groups at the British auction house Christie’s includes …

It appeared in 1973, mostly nowhere: a hole in the sea ice off the coast of Antarctica. But this was no ordinary hole. It was big enough to swallow California. Remained in mysterious opening position for the following three winters. It then appeared to have largely disappeared before re-filling in …

This illustration shows the concept of a NASA Mars elevation vehicle sampled in orbit around Mars. NASA / JPL-Caltech Sending a spacecraft to Mars is one thing. It’s another to land on the surface, pick up some pieces of the planet and then bring them all the way back to …

The phage virus has landed on the bacterium to insert its genes, but it may be able to fight back with a strange genetic weapon called the retron. Science / Science Source Eye of the Source By Elizabeth PennyNovember 11, 2020, 4:45 p.m. Seven years ago, an understanding of nature …

File photo of the International Space Station flying over the Nile River Delta en Egypt in August 2019. Credit: NASA The International Space Station is expected to be operational for another decade, but without more government support, the privately-owned outpost will not be ready in time to replace it, said …