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The Otherwise Unremarkable ‘Rock Boxes’ That Brought Pieces of the Moon Back to Earth
Its official name is the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container No. 1008, but everyone, including Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator ...
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Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander leaves Earth orbit to head for the moon
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is now headed for the moon after firing its engines to send it out of Earth orbit ...
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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...
Asteroid headed towards Earth might smash into the Moon, scientists say
Since the Moon does not have an atmosphere like the Earth to slow down asteroids, a potential impact by the giant space rock ...
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The different phases of the moon explained: A handy lunar cycle guide
Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the ...
See February’s full snow moon and the last of the planetary parade
There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...
Earth's mini-moon was the moon all along
Asteroid 2024 PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon ...
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Snaps a Breathtaking Earth Selfie on Its Way to the Moon
Blue Ghost has left Earth’s orbit, carrying NASA’s science to the Moon. Instruments are performing well, including a ...
Snow Moon: This week’s full moon will be appropriately colored for Valentine’s Day
This week’s Snow Moon, the second full moon of the winter, will appear appropriately colored in red and orange for the ...
Blue Ghost spacecraft footage shows Earth ‘in the rearview mirror’
Firefly Aerospace has shared an awesome video clip captured by its Blue Ghost spacecraft as it heads to the moon.
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Astrolab's Moon Rover Tested In Death Valley On Earth
Venturi Astrolab's Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover protoype has been tested on the desert sands of Death Valley in California. Credit: Venturi Astrolab ...
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...