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Clear
A clear sky made it possible to take a shot at the moon.
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Super
Today is my birthday and of course a super moon is the right thing for such a day :-) The Moon has not been this close to Earth since 1948.
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Supermoon of the Century Pictures
World pictures of the supermoon.
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Supermoon Tide Leaves Octopus Stranded in Parking Garage
The recent lunar event contributed to tidal flooding in Miami, which is becoming a more regular occurrence due to rising sea levels. By Delaney Chambers.
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Moon’s lava tubes could be colossal
Lava tubes inside the moon could remain structurally sound up to 5 kilometers across and offer prime real estate for lunar colonists. By Thomas Sumner.
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Five finalists will try to land a spacecraft on the Moon this year to win the Google Lunar X Prize
From a group of 16 contestants, five teams are officially moving forward into the final stretch of the Google Lunar X Prize competition — an international contest to send the first private...
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India, Israel Officially in Race for First Private Moon Landing
For five teams racing to reach the moon, it’s 2017 or bust. Today, X Prize and Google announced that just five of 33 initial teams have secured an elusive—yet essential—launch contract, which means they have rides on rockets that will send them toward the moon, and so they are able to vie for the coveted Google Lunar XPRIZE. Now, it’s down to a literal photo finish between Moon Express, SpaceIL, Team Indus, Synergy Moon, and Hakuto.
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We Can Colonize the Moon by 2022—and for Less than the Cost of an Aircraft Carrier
By 2022 (that’s just six years from now), and with $10 billion—which is cheaper than a single US aircraft carrier—the Earth could already set up a small colony on the moon. “The big takeaway is that new technologies, some of which have nothing to do with space—such as self-driving cars and waste-recycling toilets—are going to be incredibly useful in space, and are driving down the cost of a moon base to the point where it might be easy to do,” Chris McKay says in a Popular Science issue.
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We are going to build a base on the moon
China and Europe are looking to build a human outpost on the moon. Representatives of the Chinese and European space agencies have discussed collaborating on a moonbase and other possible joint endeavours, according to spoekespeople and media reports. The work was first revealed by the secretary general for China's space agency, Tian Yulong, who told Chinese state media about the talks. A spokesperson for the European Space Agency, Pal Hvistendahl, confirmed the discussions.
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NASA seeks industry help with lunar landings, potentially sample return
NASA is interested in the Moon again. This week, the space agency issued a new "request for information" to the aerospace industry for cargo transportation to the lunar surface. This new opportunity appears to represent NASA's increasing willingness to reconsider the Moon as a destination for human spaceflight. In the request, offered jointly by the agency's science, human spaceflight, and technology directorates, NASA seeks to partner with the commercial sector to deliver scientific payloads to the Moon.
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China Reaches the Moon Snapping Incredible, Never-Before-Seen High-Definition Images
While exploring the lunar surface, China’s Chang’e 3 lander discovered a new type of moon rock, and managed to snap THOUSANDS of high-resolution images of the moon. For the first time ever, you can take a peek at the lunar surface like never before thanks to the sophisticated cameras located onboard the Chang’e 3, one of China’s most advanced lunar landers.
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Tiny Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon
An unexpected rain of spiders led to a lovely Twitter geek-out between astronomers and arachnologists. By Ed Yong.
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The Lunar Sea
The moon influences life in a surprising and subtle way: with its light. By Ferris Jabr.
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Japan wants to put a man on the moon
Japan plans to put a man on the moon around 2030, according to a new proposal by the government's Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. It is the first time JAXA has revealed an intention to send Japanese astronauts beyond the International Space Station, and it will mostly likely be part of an international mission, the agency said.
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Moon Landings Faked? Filmmaker Says Not!
Writer/director S G Collins of Postwar Media debunks every theory that the Apollo Moon landings could have been faked in a studio. The filmmaker takes a look at the video technology of the late 1960's, showing alleged fraud was simply not possible.
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The Moon's Interior Could Contain Lots of Water, Study Shows
Ancient volcanic deposits on the moon indicate the lunar interior has a substantial amount of water.
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Scientists May Have Just Discovered Enormous Amounts Of Water On The Moon
Scientists have found evidence that the Moon may contain vast amounts of water in its interior, which could be hugely beneficial for future lunar explorers. The research was carried out by scientists from Brown University in Rhode Island and published in Nature Geoscience. They investigated how water appeared to be trapped in volcanic glass across the lunar surface, remnants of the Moon’s volcanism billions of years ago.
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The Moon Is Seriously Loaded With Water, More Than We Ever Expected
There's way more water locked inside the Moon than we previously thought, according to a new analysis of satellite data.
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Red Moon rising: Photos from the partial lunar eclipse
A red Moon was seen across Asia and Europe during a partial lunar eclipse this week.
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Bigelow Aerospace wants to put an inflatable space habitat in orbit around the Moon
The plan is to do it by 2022. By Loren Grush.
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