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A large bright full moon hangs central in a starry black sky.

What's inside the moon? Gravity measurements suggest a layer of molten rock

By Conor Feehly published

In between the moon's solid core and external surface may swirl a partially molten layer of rock.

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graphic showing 44 small flags beneath the words "artemis accords," with the moon in the background

Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration

By Andrew Jones published

The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 44th nation to join the United States' moon-exploration coalition.

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China unveiled its moonwalking spacesuit during a ceremony on Sept. 28, 2024.

China unveils spacesuit for moonwalking astronauts (video)

By Leonard David published

China has revealed the design of its moonwalking spacesuit, which the nation hopes to start putting to use on the lunar surface by 2030.

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Technicians remove the samples collected on the moon's far side from the return capsule of the Chang'e 6 lunar mission.

What the 1st analysis of China's Chang'e 6 lunar far side samples revealed

By Andrew Jones published

In late June, the Chang'e 6 lunar lander returned to Earth with samples of the moon. Now, the first paper about these samples has been published.

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An astronaut in white spacesuit with large white backpack holds a map while standing on the moon.

NASA invites public to design Artemis moon mission navigation tech

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA is seeking the public's help for innovative solutions to help Artemis astronauts navigate in and around the lunar south pole.

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an illustration of the night sky

See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades this weekend

By Joe Rao published

During the morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 22, skywatchers will be able to watch a waning gibbous moon cross in front of probably the most popular of all the star clusters in the sky: the Pleiades.

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The Yutu 2 rover, as seen by the Change 4 lander

China's Yutu 2 rover still going strong after nearly 6 years on the far side of the moon (video)

By Andrew Jones published

China's Chang'e 4 rover Yutu 2 has been working on the far side of the moon for nearly six years. It was designed to operate for just three lunar days, or about three Earth months.

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a blue-and-green planet dotted with white clouds next to a lumpy space rock and a grey-and-white moon pockmarked with craters

Earth will get another moon this month  — but not for long!

By Robert Lea published

Earth will grab itself another moon this month, but only briefly. The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around for just two months.

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a person in a white coat, a mask and blue hairnet inspects a large black-and-gold spacecraft inside a white clean room

Japan's ispace will launch its 2nd lunar lander to the moon in December

By Andrew Jones published

Japanese company ispace plans to launch Mission 2, its second shot at landing on the moon, this December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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The Chang'e 5 return capsule at its landing site in Inner Mongolia, China, on Dec. 17, 2020.

The moon might still have active volcanoes, China's Chang'e 5 sample-return probe reveals

By Keith Cooper published

The moon could still be volcanically active today, according to samples brought to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission in December 2020.

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