A massive blob of ancient granite has been found lurking beneath the Moon’s surface, evidence of a type of volcanism we’ve never seen there before. Analysis suggests it’s a deeply buried giant mass of...
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Scientists Say The Moon Needs Its Own Lunar Time Zone. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong took that first fateful step onto the Moon. The exact moment occurred just as our planet’s standard universal time hit 2.56 am. But what time was it for...
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Breathtaking Views of Earth, Moon Revealed by Danuri Lunar Orbiter : ScienceAlert
South Korea’s first-ever lunar orbiter Danuri has sent black-and-white photos of the Moon’s surface and Earth, the national space center said Tuesday. Danuri – a portmanteau of the Korean words for “Moon” and “enjoy”...
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SpaceX Is Preparing to Launch The World’s First Private Lunar Lander : ScienceAlert
SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the first private – and Japanese – lander to the Moon. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off at 3:39 am (0839 GMT) from Cape Canaveral,...
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10 Days After Its Launch, Orion Has Successfully Entered Lunar Orbit : ScienceAlert
NASA’s Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully. A little over a week after the spacecraft blasted off from Florida bound for the Moon,...
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Artemis I Snapped Stunning Pics of a Setting Earth on Its First Lunar Flyby : ScienceAlert
The Orion spacecraft made its first close flyby of the Moon on Monday 21 November, coming as close as 81 statute miles (130 kilometers) from the lunar surface. As the Artemis 1 mission’s uncrewed...
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This Lunar Eclipse Composite Is So Stunning, We Can’t Believe It’s Real : ScienceAlert
We’ve seen some great images from the total lunar eclipse this week. But this one might top them all. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy created this incredible composite image, showing the Moon in various stages of...
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