India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon.
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Jul 12, 2019
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As Earth grew ever smaller below his spacecraft, Apollo 10 commander Tom Stafford made an unusual request to mission control.
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May 25, 2019
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Scientists, using an instrument aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the Moon.
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Mar 8, 2019
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SpaceX says it will reveal on Monday the name of the mysterious passenger it plans to send into orbit around the Moon, an ambitious project spearheaded by eccentric CEO Elon Musk.
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Sep 17, 2018
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The same gravitational force responsible for creating tides on Earth could be causing deep quakes on the moon, a new study confirms.
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Aug 31, 2017
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After the Apollo missions scooped up rocks from the Moon's surface and brought them home, scientists were convinced for decades that they had proof our nearest celestial neighbour was drier than a bone.
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May 31, 2016
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Before Apollo astronauts went to the moon, they went to Hawaii to train on the Big Island's lunar-like landscapes.
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May 31, 2014
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Water found in ancient Moon rocks might have actually originated from the proto-Earth and even survived the Moon-forming event. Latest research into the amount of water within lunar rocks returned during the Apollo missions ...
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Sep 10, 2013
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When NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) begins operation aboard the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission managed by NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., it will ...
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Aug 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —When NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft made their final descent for impact onto the Moon's surface last December, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's sophisticated payload was in position to observe the effects. As ...
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Mar 26, 2013
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