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Our Moon Was Geologically Active Just a 'Hot Minute' Ago, Study Finds
Our planet's Moon might look dead and stagnant from our vantage point here on Earth, but a new study suggests it was moving ...
Volcanoes on a moon of Jupiter erupted larger than Lake Superior
The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...
Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon. The views are breathtaking
The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from Earth’s orbit as well as a video of Earth eclipsing the sun. See the dazzling views here.
A rare planetary alignment is lighting up the night sky—here’s how to see it
Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...
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Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized
If the scientists could very precisely measure the proportions of lutetium and halfnium in moon rocks compared to other ...
The Moon isn’t as dead as we thought, new study claims
New research suggests the Moon still lives and that it isn't just a hunk of dead, cooled molten rock like scientists used to ...
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A year in isolation: 366-day mock moon mission wraps up in Russia
On Nov. 14, 2024, the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences marked the successful ...
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Earth's recent mini-moon seems to be a lost fragment of our real Moon
The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...
Remember the 'mini-moon' last year? Study finds it was likely just a chunk of the actual moon
A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...
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Why we must investigate Phobos, the solar system's strangest object
Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a ...
The full snow moon will illuminate skies twice in February. Here’s when to catch it
February. Stargazers can see it illuminate the skies in the early morning hours of Wednesday the 12th.The celestial body, ...
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Private Athena moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX launch on Feb. 26
The IM-2 mission will test lunar mobility, resource prospecting and the first-ever cellular network on the moon.