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Get ready, fellow sky watchers! December skies will be filled with some awesome sights! Late autumn and winter skies are the best for stargazing because the cooler air lends to clearer views of astronomical objects. …

It was Christmas Eve 1968 when the astronauts aboard Apollo 8 showed the world images of the Earth and Moon never seen before. On Friday December 7, learn the importance of that Christmas mission when …

NASA Chief, Jim Bridenstine, announced today that nine US companies are eligible to bid on delivery services to the surface of the moon through Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts. The companies will be able …

For decades, scientists have been on the hunt for planets outside our solar system. Finding them is key to continuing the search for life outside our planet, as well as learning about how other star …

A mechanical engineering professor from The University of Texas at El Paso will help enhance the sustainability of structures moving at hypersonic speeds through a $130,000 grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Calvin …

As one of three planets in the habitable zone of our sun, Mars is ripe for study. While Venus is similar in size to Earth, its atmospheric composition is such that anything we try to …

Back in early October, the Soyuz Spacecraft carrying Cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and Astronaut Nick Hague was forced to abort its mission during launch due to separation failure of the first stage boosters. Luckily for those …

El Paso is known as the Sun City for a good reason. From blistering summers, to mild winters, the desert southwest knows the sun well. On average, we experience more sunny days than any other …

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…an unusually shaped object began its journey toward our solar system. Discovered on October 19, 2017 by the University of Hawaii’s PanSTARRS1 telescope, the first verified …

This week, in light of current events, I’ve decided it was important to dedicate my column to some of those scientists that made great contributions to the field after having sought political refuge in the …

Panspermia. No, it’s not a dirty word that should be spoken of out of the ear-shot of young children. It’s the idea that life on one planet was actually seeded from meteors that came from …

Since its discovery, Mars has always been a place of wonder for us Earthlings. From long ago beliefs that the deep canyons seen in telescopes were forged by water, to fear of invasion from little …

When we think of the word aerobic, our mind is drawn to the sight of sweaty people, in neon tights, dancing chaotically in a class led by an instructor; likely at a gym. But what …

Last week, the Soyuz spacecraft had to suddenly abort its flight to the ISS, sending Cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and Astronaut Nick Hague on a rapid decent to the Earth below. In an interview with the …

Once a year, everyone on Earth is invited to join together and learn about our planets nearest neighbor, the Moon. This year, the New Mexico Museum of Space History, in conjunction with NASA’s International Observe …