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China launched a probe to the far side of the moon, stepping up its space race with the US
The mission, which is expected to last 53 days, will collect two kilograms of lunar samples from th…
Mikhaila Friel
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April 2024 solar eclipse will cloak daylight in ‘total’ darkness for an astonishing 7.5 minutes!
The awe-inspiring spectacle of a solar eclipse occurs when our lunar neighbour passes between our w…
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Scientists want to build telescopes on the moon for up to $10 billion to see more of the universe than the James Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers want to build giant telescopes on the moon. They're already drafting blueprints and mak…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Everything we know about Netflix's 'Rebel Moon'
Zack Snyder's next big movie is a space epic called "Rebel Moon." Released in two parts, the first …
Kirsten Acuna
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The race to become the next space ‘superpower’ lands China on the ‘dark side’ of the moon
Not only does is position China as a space superpower in the eyes of the the rest of the world, …
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The green comet and Mars appear side-by-side this weekend. Spot them together in the night sky.
A green comet and the red planet debut in a colorful showdown this weekend. You can easily find the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Chandra Grahan 2022: Check out Do's, don'ts to witness last 'lunar eclispse' of this year
Total lunar eclipses occurs when the moon is close to a node, and the earth blocks the sun's rays f…
ANI
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There is no permanent dark side of the moon, and this simple animation by a former NASA scientist explains why
"My animations were made to show as instantly as possible the whole context of what I'm trying to c…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A 'Da Vinci glow' casts a ghostly shine on the moon this week. Here's when to catch it.
The glow — also known as "Earthshine" — will appear on the moon just before sunrise and…
Chris Panella,Morgan McFall-J…
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After Mangalyaan, India wants to be the first to explore the dark side of the moon
Even the US has expressed its aspirations to establish a base on the moon with heliu…
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There is a 'dark side' of the moon, but you are probably using the term incorrectly all of the time
We see a new moon when the dark side faces Earth, and a full moon when the dark side covers the far…
Dave Mosher
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China releases photos from first-ever mission to land on the dark side of the moon
China became the third country in the world to "soft-land" - land without damage - on the moon in 2…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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There's no GPS on the moon. NASA and ESA have to fix that before humans return in 2 years.
Without satellite navigation, rockets can't navigate to the moon without ground control, which is c…
Marianne Guenot
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In a first for humanity, China just parked an unmanned vehicle on the dark side of the moon, state media reports
The Chang'e 4 mission totes six kinds of scientific payloads, David says: "On the lander, it carrie…
Christian Edwards,Christian E…
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Jupiter's oceanic moon Europa — a prime candidate for alien life — might glow in the dark, a NASA scientist discovered
Jupiter bombards Europa's surface with radiation. The resulting "mosaic" of glowing ice could hint …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Europe Wants To Send Humans To The Dark Side Of The Moon
ESA envisions future manned missions to the far side of the Moon - also known as the dark side of t…
Jessica Orwig
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Mesmerizing photos of this year's only total solar eclipse show a rare crescent sunrise over Antarctica
Photographers shot photos of a crescent sun rising and a dark moon blocking its light, during the o…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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China just made history by being the first to ever land on the far side of the moon
Chang'e-4 landed in Von Karman a flat landscape that sits inside: South Pole-Aitken basin. The basi…
Jessica Orwig
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China is about to launch the first robots to the far side of the moon. Their discoveries could be revolutionary.
"The moon's far side is the oldest surface, and there are probably some Earth rocks over there that…
Dave Mosher
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NASA's lunar satellite has photographed China's lander on the far side of the moon - here's the first image
"[A]s LRO approached the crater from the east, it rolled 70 degrees to the west to snap this specta…