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India wants to fly its own astronauts to the moon, after becoming the first nation to land near the lunar south pole
India's prime minister confirmed plans to send people to the moon as the nation celebrated the hist…
Marianne Guenot
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What is a lunar day and a lunar night -- All you need to know
Moon is the only natural satellite of the earth and the nearest astral body to our mother planet. …
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NASA's lunar probe is going to photograph the Indian moon lander today
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Vikram isn’t broken — it’s only ly…
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International support pours in for ISRO after losing contact with lunar lander
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency also came in support of ISRO. The director of th…
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Chandrayaan 2 will give India bragging rights even if it doesn’t find water
Chandrayaan 2 is set to take off next week in the wee hours of the morning — July 15 at 2:15am I…
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Chandrayaan 2 definitely reached the Moon but might have 'hard' news in store
All isn't lost for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The lunar lander, Vikram, which w…
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Here's why you don't want to miss this week's super-rare lunar eclipse
Since the autumnal equinox took place Wednesday, Sept. 23, this Sunday's event is not just a superm…
Jessica Orwig
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An asteroid flew closer to Earth than the Moon — but nobody knew till two days later
Asteroids come and go, but we normally know when they’ll be flying past the planet. However, last m…
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ISRO has 14 days to contact Chandrayaan 2's 'tilted' but intact lander
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has spotted Chandrayaan 2's lunar lander on the Moon.…
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The first supermoon of 2018 will appear on New Year's Day - and it's more special than usual
As NASA explains it: "The Moon will lose its brightness and take on an eerie, fainter-than-normal g…
Kevin Loria
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We put Elon Musk's dream to colonize Mars up against Jeff Bezos' vision of living in space — and one is more realistic
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos dream of colonizing space, but have very different ideas of how to do it. …
Ellyn Lapointe
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From Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket to India's spectacular moon landing, 2023 was an epic year in space
It was a busy year for the space industry, filled with successful launches, ambitious missions, and…
Marianne Guenot
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Is there really another planet hiding deep inside our Earth?
Scientists theorise that approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal collision, termed the "gia…
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The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions
As NASA aims to stay on the moon, private firms are racing to be the first to go where no company h…
Marianne Guenot
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Why 'nobody's visiting relatives in 20 years' is trending in China, on the heels of the country's biggest holiday
Weibo users are predicting that families will stop gathering during the Lunar New Year in 20 years,…
Matthew Loh
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Space tourists will probably have sex up there, but they shouldn't get pregnant, researchers warn
Virgin Galactic just flew its first tourist crew, and SpaceX has launched a few. Researchers say sp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here’s why the solar eclipse on April 30 is called ‘Black Moon’
During the time of Surya Grahan, India will have its night time. The eclipse happens when the sun w…
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The Moon photobombs NASA's view of the Sun
The Moon, where humans one day hope to live, photobombed the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis…
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10 Things in Politics: Tracing Trump and QAnon's roots to smog
And Fauci says full-vaccinated Americans can "enjoy" the holidays
Brent D. Griffiths
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YouTuber Manny MUA talks about his journey from wearing his mom's lipstick to being a top beauty influencer with his own makeup line
As part of Insider's Beauty Files series, we asked Manny MUA to share his favorite products, earlie…