All posts tagged "moon"
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8ScienceHumans will soon be able to mine on the Moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. By the...
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18Science
Food grows better on the moon than on Mars, scientists find
Elon Musk might have his sights set on settling Mars, but recent experiments that utilized extraterrestrial soil suggest human settlements could have...
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Watch the moon hide the ‘Seven Sisters’ of the Pleiades star cluster tonight
Whenever the moon shines near the Pleiades in December and January, it’s nearly full. And on Thursday night, Jan. 9, the 10-day...
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34Science
Electrodynamic Dust Shield Heading to Moon on Firefly Lander
Defeating dust may be a small concern for most people on Earth, but for astronauts and spacecraft destined for the Moon or...
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NASA Lander to Test Vacuum Cleaner on Moon for Sample Collection
Among all the challenges of voyaging to and successfully landing on other worlds, the effective collection and study of soil and rock...
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Venus and the moon light up the night sky in gorgeous photos from around the world
The moon and Venus put on quite a show for skywatchers around the world this week. On Jan. 3, 2025, the “Evening...
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SpaceX launch of private Blue Ghost moon lander set for Jan. 15
SpaceX and NASA are now targeting mid-January for the launch of the private moon lander “Blue Ghost.” Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar...
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Orson Welles, What’s Up Doc, Paper Moon (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 4) — You Must Remember This
Credits: This episode was written, narrated and produced by Karina Longworth. Featuring special guest Maggie Siff as the voice of Polly Platt....
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48Science
The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon
As winter continues in the Northern Hemisphere, the daily periods of sunlight continue to lengthen. Our 24-hour clock is based on the...
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47Science
How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy ‘kiss’
New research suggests that billions of years ago, Pluto may have captured its largest moon, Charon, with a very brief icy “kiss.”...
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14Science‘Kiss and capture’: scientists offer new theory on how Pluto got its largest moon | Pluto
It sounds like one of Kipling’s Just So Stories but it is rooted in science: experts say they have a new theory...
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30ScienceVenus rewards stargazers with appearance next to moon | Astronomy
Stargazers have been treated to seeing the planet Venus as it made an appearance next to the moon. The second rock from...
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Venus and crescent Moon stun stargazers
PA Media In the UK’s Whitley Bay, a shining waxing crescent moon glows with Venus to the right Stargazers around the globe...
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Elon Musk: “We’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.”
To a large extent, NASA resisted this change during the remainder of the Trump administration, keeping its core group of major contractors,...
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NASA’s LEXI Will Provide X-Ray Vision of Earth’s Magnetosphere
NASA’s next mission to the Moon will carry an instrument called LEXI (the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager), which will provide the...
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Launches, moon landings and more: Here’s the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025
2025 is set to dazzle with a wide array of exciting and spectacular space missions. On tap are a flurry of moon...
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A total eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s rings ‘disappear’, meteors and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2025 | Astronomy
Each night an annual parade of constellations passes above our heads but there are always exciting, less frequent events to look out...
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34Science
The rare ‘black moon’ of December 30 rises tonight
December 2024 will see a rare “black moon,” a term for the second new moon in a calendar month. The second new...
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25Science
Who owns the Moon? A new space race means it could be up for grabs
Getty Images We’re in the midst of a Moon rush. A growing number of countries and companies have the lunar surface in...
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Don’t miss these 15 spectacular moon events in 2025
From an occultation of Mars to conjunctions with Venus and Jupiter, the moon will be involved in a bevy of spectacular events...
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Ireland’s lost Apollo 11 moon rock traced from basement to fire in documents
New details about the small pieces of the moon gifted by the United States to Ireland in 1970 have now been unearthed....
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40ScienceStarwatch: crescent moon and Venus make a beautiful pairing | The moon
No matter how many times you may have seen it, the crescent moon and the planet Venus make a beautiful pairing. This...
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