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"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." -Albert Camus As the year draws to a close, we approach a very special time of year, at least from an astronomical perspective. This Saturday, December 21st, will mark the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (or the Summer Solstice in the Southern), or the date where the Earth's axis is tilted its maximal amount away from (or towards) the Sun, as viewed from an observer in the Northern (or...

From saw blades to scientific instruments, this tough mineral works like a charm

University of Arizona researchers are developing ways to detect, characterize and track objects in cislunar space, or the space between Earth and the moon.

Russia is ready to reactivate its moon exploration agenda, a former Soviet Union enterprise that ended decades ago, with the launch of the Luna 25 mission this summer.

In Science class, we were taught that Earth's oxygen is a product of photosynthesis, and at least half of it comes from the ocean. According to scientists, oxygen rise occurred when eukaryotic ecosystems expanded.

The water on our planet flows along a path that links the land, ocean, atmosphere and living things

Major environmental events write their own headlines. With loss of life and crippling infrastructure damage, the aftershocks of earthquakes reverberate around the world — not only as seismic waves, but also in the photos and news stories that follow

MIT seismologists Camilla Cattania and William Frank have teamed up to study slow slip earthquakes and the complex geometry of fault zones. This collaboration will further our understanding earthquake behavior and using observation, statistics, and modeling to eventually predict earthquake activity.

Watkins will spend six months on the International Space Station as part of a multi-billion dollar effort to return humans to the surface of the moon in 2025, NPR reports.

Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. The question which always intrigues astronomers is, when did the Earth reach oxygen levels sufficient to support animal life? Researchers from McGill University have discovered that a rise in oxygen levels occurred in step with the evolution and expansion of complex, eukaryotic ecosystems. Science News | Study Finds What Rise of Oxygen on Early Earth Reveals About Life on Other Planets.