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New NASA robot with X-ray vision will watch Earth 'breathing' from the moon
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
Earth's mini moon makes big comeback—but not for long
During its recent mini-moon stint, scientists studied the 2024 PT5 from Earth. Based on the cosmic object's composition and ...
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NASA's LEXI Shoots to the Moon to Take First Full Images of Earth's Magnetic Field
Learn more about the NASA instrument’s mission to take the first full image of Earth’s magnetic field.
See the Wolf Moon and Mars pull off a rare vanishing act Monday night
Rising just before sunset on January 13, the Full Wolf Moon will be up all night, and will slip below the western horizon ...
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Food grows better on the moon than on Mars, scientists find
The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...
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Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider
The Outer Space Treaty (1967) makes it clear no nation can claim to "own" the moon (or any celestial body). However, it is ...
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What temperature is the moon?
"The temperature just wildly swings from extremely hot to extremely cold," John Monnier, a professor of astronomy at the ...
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Pluto-Charon formation scenario mimics Earth-Moon system
A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...
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The moon is about to 'swallow' Mars for 4 hours — and you can watch it from the US
On Jan. 13, bright Mars will disappear behind the full moon for several hours. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars ...
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Watch The Far Side Of Moon As It Comes Between Earth And Spacecraft
The DSCOVR satellite's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured the moon transit the Earth. Credit: Space.com | ...
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A Novel ‘Kiss and Capture’ Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon, New Study Suggests
Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...
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Pluto May Have Won Its Moon Charon with a ‘Kiss’
Pluto and its largest moon Charon could have come together via a 10-hour “kiss-and-capture” encounter after a grazing ...