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AI illuminates permanently shadowed regions on the moon

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With the help of artificial intelligence, an international research team led by ETH Zurich has explored the moon's permanently shadowed regions. The information they...

NASA’s Lucy team discovers moon around asteroid Polymele

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Even before its launch, NASA's Lucy mission was already on track to break records by visiting more asteroids than any previous mission. Now, after...

South Korean spacecraft launched to the moon, country’s 1st

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South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. The satellite...

Porosity of the moon’s crust reveals bombardment history

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Around 4.4 billion years ago, the early solar system resembled a game of space rock dodgeball, as massive asteroids and comets, and, later, smaller...

NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon

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A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon,...

NASA: Give us back our moon dust and cockroaches

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NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back. The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during...

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spots rocket impact site on moon

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Astronomers discovered a rocket body heading toward a lunar collision late last year. Impact occurred March 4, with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter later spotting...

NASA announces Artemis concept awards for nuclear power on moon

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NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to advance space nuclear technologies. The agencies have selected three design concept proposals...

Scientists map sulfur residue on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

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A Southwest Research Institute-led team used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe Jupiter's moon, Europa, at ultraviolet wavelengths, filling in a "gap" in the...

NASA Moon rocket test met 90% of objectives

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NASA's fourth attempt to complete a critical test of its Moon rocket achieved around 90 percent of its goals, but there's still no firm...

NASA, ESA discuss sending first European to moon

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The European Space Agency and NASA on Wednesday talked up the prospect of putting the first European on the moon, as they signed a...

NASA moon mission set to break record in navigation signal test

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As the Artemis missions journey to the moon and NASA plans for the long voyage to Mars, new navigation capabilities will be key to...
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