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Earth had a temporary mini-moon that was a chunk of the real moon
A huge rock orbiting near Earth appears to have originated from the moon, the second such object known to exist, with maybe more than a dozen awaiting discovery. The asteroid, called 2024 PT5 ...
Saturn's moon looked like a snowy Utah landscape in my mind. The reality is just as compelling
A famous illustration of Saturn's moon Titan got it all wrong. Never mind -- what we imagine space to be, and what we know it ...
Blood Moon: When and How To See the Lunar Eclipse
Late on March 13 and on into the early hours of March 14 the moon will turn a spooky red color in the skies above the U.S.
After a Naming Contest, Cardea Joins the Celestial Ranks as a Quasi-Moon
The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit nearly 3,000 submissions.
How to make oxygen on the moon
Inside a giant sphere, the engineers pored over their equipment. Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed in ...
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Footprints On the Moon
The moon's hold over us is very real. Its phases shape the calendar and control the tides. But although it appears so close, it has remained tantalisingly beyond reach. Like George Méliès' 1902 ...
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'Fly Me to the Moon' director on faking the real and fake moon landing (interview)
And I thought to myself, I don't know if I could do this. Without giving away too much about the film, you watch the real and fake moon landings at the same time. So for us to achieve what we ...
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Fake moon: Could China really light up the night sky?
but Mr Wu said it would reflect sunlight across an area of between 10km and 80km with brightness "eight times" that of the real Moon. According to Mr Wu, both the accuracy and intensity of the ...
Is the Moon a Chunk Ejected From Earth?
A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered ...