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Looking up at the moon in the night sky, it’s difficult to grasp just how dramatic the topography of its surface really is.

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Recent research unveils moon canyons created by an ancient asteroid impact in minutes. Meanwhile, Argentine scientists have genetically edited horses aimed at surpassing legendary polo pony Polo ...

The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size to Earth’s Grand Canyon, are hidden on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces away from Earth — near the lunar south pole ...

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A 37-year-old man tragically lost his life after falling from a hiking trail at Utah's Zion National Park ... discovered on Sunday morning on the Canyon Overlook Trail, a mile-long route that ...

Two gorges on the Moon that are deeper than the Grand Canyon were carved out in less than 10 minutes by space rocks travelling at the speed of a bullet, astronomers have revealed. The Moon canyons ...

Two gorges on the Moon that are deeper than the Grand Canyon were carved out in less than 10 minutes by space rocks travelling at the speed of a bullet, astronomers have revealed. The Moon canyons, ...