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Creating a Precise Lunar Map: When Sciences Collide
As NASA ramps up preparations for Project Artemis to return astronauts to the moon, one key...
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Tails From the Orbital Plane: Why We Can See the Moon During the Day
Why can we see the moon during the day? Scientists have come to understand the orbital...
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The Harvest Moon Lights the Night as Autumn Arrives
The full moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox is called the Harvest Moon. Learn...
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Travel to the Moon Returns to the Launch Pad
NASA's new Exploration Campaign maps out a sustainable space exploration program that will enable human travel...
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Microchips and Moon Landings: Technology From the 1960s
Technology from the 1960s includes one of the world's greatest scientific discoveries: the microchip.
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Jupiter’s Moon Europa May Glow in the Dark
Jupiter's large moon Europa probably has an underground ocean — and possibly life. Now, the glow...
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What Ever Happened to the Moon’s Magnetosphere?
The astronauts who brought back moon rocks half a century ago also revealed a lunar mystery:...
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Venus Rocks! And Some May Have Ended Up on the Moon
Venus rocks may help us understand the forbidden planet of our solar system, which is at...
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More Geysers on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
NASA's Cassini space probe has provided more evidence of a subsurface ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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Jupiter’s Moon Europa: A Moon With an Ocean — and Possibly Life
What does ordinary table salt have to do with Jupiter's moon Europa and destination of NASA's...
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What Is the Dark Side of the Moon?
What is the dark side of the moon? Is it just a cultural reference, or is...
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What Is a Total Lunar Eclipse?
What is a total lunar eclipse? The second one this year is coming up in July...
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Coming Soon: Cell Phone Service on the Moon
Will cell phone service on the moon be available in our lifetime? Be on the lookout...
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Lunar Soil Is a Dangerous Nuisance for Astronauts
The success of future moon missions will depend on finding solutions for dealing with lunar soil.