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Whip up a moon-like crater

By Elizabeth Fernandez published

Want to learn more about the moon and how craters are formed? This neat NASA experiment will take your learning to new heights.

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A black shallow hole in a grayish surface.

Newly discovered cave on the moon could house future lunar astronauts

By Stefanie Waldek published

The lava tube is likely one of many on the lunar surface.

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a large crater on the grey, cratered surface of the moon

SpaceX Starship landings could contaminate water ice on the moon

By Leonard David published

Could human landing systems touching down on the moon deliver water from their rocket exhaust plumes? New research says it's a possibility.

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a space station hangs in black space, its many modules centrally connected. Solar panels stem from a few.

NASA's vision of a moon-orbiting space station comes to life in new 3D video

By Rahul Rao published

NASA plans to build a moon-orbiting space station in the future, and just released a comprehensive video of its vision.

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A dark grey high altitude view of the lunar surface, with tiny craters speckled throughout, and one large crater on the far right.

Under the moon's surface, magnetized lava may create 'lunar swirls'

By Samantha Mathewson published

Mysterious swirling patterns seen on the moon's surface may be linked to underground magma activity, a new study suggests.

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How many people have walked on the moon? Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon surrounded by scientific equipment during the Apollo 11 mission

How many people have walked on the moon?

By Mark Smith last updated

Reference Only a handful of people have ever set foot on the moon. We take a look at this super exclusive club, who they were, and what enabled them to make that incredible journey.

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A roughly sculpted grey lego brick floats in space.

Lego-inspired 'space bricks' could help scientists design moon habitats. Here's how

By Rahul Rao published

How European Space Agency scientists are using Lego-inspired "space bricks" to design lunar habitats.

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two images side by side. one is a rusty circular device. the second is a box with two circles on it, with dials

This mysterious ancient computer has a 'calendar ring' that followed the lunar year

By Elizabeth Howell published

A hand-powered calculator from 2,000 years ago, known as the Antikythera mechanism, had a calendar ring that likely followed the lunar year.

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a cylindrical spacecraft stands up right in the desert above illustrations of the moon's surface on the ground

The moon on Earth: Astrobotic unveils 'proving ground' for future lunar missions

By Andrew Jones published

Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic has unveiled a lunar testing ground to help prepare for a range of coming moon missions.

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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.

China opens Chang'e 6 return capsule containing samples from moon's far side (video)

By Andrew Jones published

China's Chang'e 6 mission return capsule has been transferred to Beijing and opened to access its precious cargo — samples from the moon's mysterious far side.

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