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Astronauts watch giant spider cranes 3d-print landing pads on the moon.

Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider

By Evie Kendal, Alan Duffy published

By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon.

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What is a blood moon?

By Scott Dutfield, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference It may look spooky, but a blood moon is just a trick of the light. Here we explain this phenomenon and tell you how and where to see the next one.

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You can't see a black moon but this image shows a very slim crescent of a slightly illuminated moon visible in the days following a black moon.

Black Moon: What is it and why does it occur?

By Joe Rao last updated

Reference A Black Moon is a rare occurrence. Here we explore what causes them and when the next one will happen.

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Large fully illuminated moon with large craters against a black background.

Full moon names 2025 (and how they came to be)

By Joe Rao last updated

Reference The full moon names for each month, why they're named so and what we can expect from these lunar events.

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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

Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.

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a grey, dusty orb in space

The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought

By Charles Q. Choi published

The moon may have received a volcanic facelift, making it more than 100 million years older than rocks collected from its surface might suggest, a new study finds.

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December full moon 2024: Cold Moon puts on a dazzling show for skywatchers worldwide (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The last full moon of 2024 did not disappoint.

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three people standing in suits, two hold pieces of paper.

Panama, Austria sign Artemis Accords, bringing tally to 50 nations

By Samantha Mathewson published

A total of 50 nations have now joined NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.

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a lunar lander on the moon

Japanese company ispace plans to land helium-3 mining missions on the moon

By Josh Dinner published

Japanese company ispace signs agreement with Magna Petra for lunar collaboration and resource mining on future missions to the moon.

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This view of the Moon's cratered South Pole was seen by NASA's Clementine spacecraft in 1996.

The moon's oldest crater is super round - and that's great news for NASA's Artemis astronauts

By Julian Dossett published

"Artemis astronauts or robots in the south pole region may be able to closely study rocks from deep within the moon’s mantle or crust — materials that are typically impossible for us to access."

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