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December's full moon, known as the Cold Moon, illuminates the longest nights of the year. Despite its name, the moon doesn't cause the chill; Earth's tilt away from the sun brings winter's cold. This ...

Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump's NASA nominee, vowed to beat China to the moon, back lunar lander competition and boost nuclear propulsion at a Senate hearing.

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When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet ...

Researchers have pinpointed a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a nearby M-dwarf star only 18 light-years away.