Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active ...

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Dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveals rare, water-rich CI chondrite meteorite fragments—found on the Moon for ...

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The Cold Moon, the 12th and final full moon of 2025, rose on Thursday (Dec. 4) but will still appear bright and full on Friday (Dec. 5) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The last supermoon of 2025 lit up the night sky on Dec. 4. The full Cold Moon supermoon rises behind the Empire State Building and One Vanderbilt in New York City, December 4, 2025. Gary Hershorn/ABC ...