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Our moon's 2 sides are more different than we thought, lunar samples reveal
By Samantha Mathewson published
Lunar samples reveal the far side of the moon, hidden from Earth's view, may have a cooler interior than the near side.

Mining the moon: Can you make money harvesting helium-3?
By Leonard David published
Mining the moon for helium-3: How real is the prospect, and is there a business case for such an undertaking?

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

A tiny Apollo 17 moon rock is unlocking a secret lunar history
By Keith Cooper published
The small chunk of rock could be telling us that many of the moon’s largest impacts happened over 4.25 billion years ago.

The moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year — a physicist explains why
By Stephen DiKerby published
Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

'This is how I'm going to land': New NASA astronaut candidate's helicopter skills could come in handy on the moon
By Elizabeth Howell published
Ben Bailey has 2,000 hours of flight time, including with high-profile military helicopters. The NASA astronaut candidate may be able to leverage that experience for moon landings.

New moon of August 2025 gets eclipsed today
By Jesse Emspak published
September's new moon occurs on Sept. 21 and will partially eclipse the sun for skywatchers in the southern Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.

VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027
By Mike Wall published
NASA's ice-hunting VIPER moon rover has officially come back from the dead: Blue Origin will land the wheeled robot on the lunar surface in 2027, the agency announced today (Sept. 19).
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