Private spacecraft beams home thrilling flyover video of the moon's far side
A small uncrewed spacecraft is buzzing the moon, with under two weeks remaining before its bold attempt to land on the lunar ...
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...
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Watch The Far Side Of Moon As It Comes Between Earth And Spacecraft
In Feb. 2021, the DSCOVR satellite's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured the moon transit the Earth. Credit: ...
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Asteroid impact carved two Grand Canyon-sized valleys on the Moon in under 10 minutes
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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Ridges On Far Side Of The Moon May Show It's Far More "Alive" Than We Thought
In the new study, researchers attempted to estimate how recently the Moon was active. They did so first by identifying 266 previously unknown ridges on the far side of the Moon, using advanced mapping ...
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Is the moon still geologically active? Evidence says it's possible
The moon may still be geologically active, judging from the way the lunar far side is wrinkling as the moon contracts. At ...
Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...
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How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the far side.
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Flagstaff scientist explains how the moon got two Grand Canyons
A new study explains how two deep canyons formed very quickly on the moon during an asteroid impact. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny ...
China wants to conquer the hidden face of the Moon: this is the valuable resource hidden in deepest lunar caves
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Project is planning a new robotic moon mission to collects samples from the dark side ...
China plans to send a flying robot to search for water on the moon’s far side
China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the key to future lunar exploration, as the country pushes forward with its ...