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Scientists have uncovered the moon's hidden history in a new analysis of soil samples brought back by Apollo 16 half a century ago

A new study of lunar soil collected by the Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972 has enabled scientists to reconstruct billions of years of lunar history.In 1972, after landing in the multi-cratered area of Descartes on the lunar highlands, astronauts John Yo...

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The first video of an orbit of the Moon and Earth made JUICE on its way to Jupiter

The JUICE probe, en route to Jupiter, has "shared" images from its flybys of the Moon and Earth, resulting in a half-minute video produced by the European Space Agency (ESA). The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft passed by the Moon and Ea...

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Boeing delays moon landing: 'unskilled employees and poor quality'

According to a new report from the inspector general of the space agency, NASA's program to develop a new upper stage for the Space Launch System rocket is seven years behind schedule and significantly over budget. Besides the main conclusion, the re...

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"The king shall die, the nation shall fall": scientists have deciphered the oldest Babylonian texts with predictions of potential catastrophes

Did everyone think of the same country? Scientists have managed to decode four Babylonian cuneiform tablets that are 4,000 years old, which predict future disasters based on lunar eclipses. In fact, they were discovered about 100 years ago, but the ...

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Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth's rotation: what does this mean?

A new study has revealed an unexpected consequence of global warming: the day on our planet is getting longer due to the melting of polar ice caps. Scientists from NASA and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) published th...

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A 100-meter cave has been found on the moon that could be home to humans

Researchers Discover Enormous Cave on the Moon A group of researchers has, for the first time, confirmed the existence of a massive cave on the Moon. With a depth of at least 100 meters, it could become an ideal location for establishing a permanent ...

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Nearly hit: 150-meter asteroid flew between Earth and the Moon

Recently, the asteroid 2024 MK, which passed by our planet at the end of June, underwent significant changes in its orbit. New NASA images confirm that the close approach to Earth has significantly affected the trajectory of this cosmic object. A hu...

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China's Chang'e-6 has delivered to Earth the first soil samples from the Moon's back side

The spacecraft "Chang'e-6" successfully landed in Inner Mongolia, delivering to Earth the first samples of soil and rocks from the far side of the Moon in history. Xi Jinping congratulated China's National Space Administration, calling the event "a ...

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China has already "landed" on the back side of the Moon for the second time - with the Changye-6 spacecraft, which will collect soil samples

Currently, China is the only country that has landed its spacecraft on the far side of the Moon (the previous Chang'e-4 mission was in 2019). According to China's National Space Administration, the Chang'e-6 probe successfully landed at a pre-select...

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Forget Earth - NASA plans to launch a robotic maglev on the moon in the 2030s

Maglev or magnetic levitation train is a train on magnetic suspension, powered and controlled by magnetic forces. Despite the fact that the technology is still underdeveloped on Earth, NASA plans to launch this miracle railway on the Moon in the next...

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China showed the project of a space base on the Moon - for some reason there was a NASA shuttle, decommissioned back in 2011

The video from the Chinese National Space Administration extensively describes the large lunar outpost, interestingly featuring CGI of a NASA space shuttle taking off from the surface of the Moon. The project is known as the International Lunar Resea...

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Moon 'turned inside out' billions of years ago - and planetologists have proof

What was on the surface of the young Moon moved into the depths of the satellite, and what was inside came out into the light. For decades, scientists have been discussing the possibility that billions of years ago the Moon "turned inside out" - in ...

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NASA has selected three companies that will create a "lunomobile" for the astronauts of the Artemis missions

Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab will participate in NASA's competition to develop a lunar vehicle that will allow movement on the Moon - a contract with a potential value of $4.6 billion for the next 13 years. The Lunar Terra...

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The White House has directed NASA to create a "new time zone" for the moon by 2026

Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time that will help manage future lunar missions. The memorandum, made public by the Biden administration on Tuesday, envisions collaboration between NASA and the Departments of Commerce, Defen...

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The Odysseus mission is about to run out of power, and Japan's first lunar module suddenly "woke up" after a two-week overnight stay

Last week, the Intuitive Machines Odysseus spacecraft landed on the Moon, although the mission faced difficulties - the team reported problems with a switch that was supposed to activate lasers for a safe landing. Fortunately, an experimental NASA n...

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