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A sculpture by Jeff Koons has become the first 'authorized' artwork on the moon
Jeff Koon's "Moon Phases" was launched into space with NASA's historic moon return on February 15. …
Mia Jankowicz
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Chandrayaan 2 loses contact with the lander in the final seconds of the descent to Moon's surface
India was almost the first nation to land near Moon’s South Pole. But, it seems like the lander f…
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Monday's unique moon phase ushers in the first day of fall
The sun crosses the celestial equator during the fall equinox, bringing shorter days with less sunl…
Morgan Keith
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The first Mars astronauts may be trapped inside of a tube for 3 years with no chance of escape
The first of those five would send NASA's unrelated Europa Clipper probe to Jupiter, where it would…
Dave Mosher
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Moon landing drama: Play by play of ISRO losing communication with Chandrayaan 2's lander
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman had repeatedly stated that the 15 minutes …
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We just experienced the first of 3 supermoons in a row - the next one will be an 'extra supermoon'
The last three full moons of 2016 will be supermoons, which means the moon is closest to Earth at t…
Rob Ludacer,Rob Ludacer
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This diagram shows what happens during a total solar eclipse
This diagram easily breaks down the science of what's happening in space with the sun, moon, and Ea…
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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This diagram shows what happens during a total solar eclipse
The total solar eclipse has 10 distinct phases, each with different amounts of the sun visible from…
Leanna Garfield,Anaele Peliss…
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Chandrayaan 2: India reveals the mystery behind Vikram lander but its location is still unknown
“Vikram lander hard-landed as reduction in velocity during its descent did not match with the de…
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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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The Full Honey Moon Is Tonight
The phenomenon represents another intersection of events - the fact that the full moon falls on Fri…
Leslie Baehr
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Astronomers are broadcasting live video of Wednesday's 'super blue blood moon' online - here's how to watch
That's because the event begins at around 5:51 a.m. ET with a partial eclipse, which is when the mo…
Dave Mosher,Kevin Loria
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A Beaver Moon is coming this weekend - here's what that actually means
Native American and other cultures accumulated them over the millennia to help signal important sea…