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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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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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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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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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The American flags on the moon are disintegrating
"Over the course of the Apollo program, our astronauts deployed six American flags on the Moon. For…
Dave Mosher
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Scientists have discovered a mysterious lump on the moon's far side, and it's 5 times bigger than Hawaii's Big Island
The other mission was the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), which involved two spac…
Dave Mosher
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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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What is a blue moon?
JA: Blue moons happen every two to three years. Typically, a single month only has one full moon. B…
Dina Spector
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A "super blue blood moon" is coming January 31 - here's what that means
Because of the timing, you'll need to look at the right moment on the 31st. The partial eclipse beg…
Kevin Loria
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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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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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NASA's $30 billion Artemis missions will attempt to set up a moon base
Narrator: The mission was named in homage to Apollo's twin sister, Artemis, the Greek goddess of th…
David Anderson,Bob Hunt,Dave …
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Evidence of water on moon’s surface, but terms and conditions apply
This development comes from studying the infrared measurements taken by NASA’s moon mineralogy m…
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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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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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This private company just became the first to get an official green light to land on the moon, and it could shape the future of space exploration
The company hopes to launch toward the end of next year aboard an experimental rocket built by Rock…