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Little Deming Lake doesn’t get much notice from visitors to Itasca State Park in Minnesota. There’s better boating on nearby Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. My colleagues and I need to maneuver hundreds of pounds of equipment down a hidden path made narrow by late-summer poison ivy…

Scientists shed new light on satellite’s formation by studying lunar dust from Apollo 17 mission

We can estimate the chances of an extinction-sized asteroid hitting Earth by examining how many such space rocks have hit the Moon over its history.

This awe-inspiring series has a scale that is simply spectacular. It is possible to watch and enjoy it purely for the astonishing footage – but it will horrify you too

From dark matter to planet-crushing asteroids, 4 ways the telescope could alter our understanding of the universe

‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the loss of 2m-year-old human remains

The COVID-19 pandemic cast a bright spotlight on the habits of bats. Over the years, researchers have unearthed significant insights by sequencing the genomes of many bat species.

The ‘breath-taking’ display is caused by Halley’s Comet and emanates from just above the Orion constellation

A man walking his dog in Scotland has captured footage showing peculiar earth movements attributed to an unrelenting storm.