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News Articles: moon

Istanbul, Turkey: The Sturgeon full moon rises next to Istanbul's Camlica Mosque.

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  • Space

The last supermoon of the year lights up the night sky all over the world

The Sturgeon Moon became visible Thursday night, appearing bigger and brighter than usual because of its proximity to Earth.

August 12, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
Researchers found that lunar pits and caves reach stable temperatures, making them potentially suitable for human life.

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  • Space

Parts of the moon have stable temperatures fit for humans, researchers find

Researchers discovered that lunar pits and caves could provide stable temperatures around 63 degrees Fahrenheit, leading to new possibilities for experiments and life there.

August 01, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
A full moon rises behind the high voltage towers of the El Avila in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, May 15. People in the Americas, Europe and Africa had a chance to see the total lunar eclipse that began Sunday night.

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  • Space

Did you see the Super Flower Blood Moon last night? It was stunning

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

May 16, 2022
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  • Ashley Westerman
Researchers Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul.

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  • Space

Scientists successfully grow plants in soil from the moon

The study makes use of lunar soil samples collected from Apollo 11, 12 and 17.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • Rina Torchinsky
In 2021, a partial solar eclipse is visible in Lewes, Del. This Saturday, people in the Southern Hemisphere will get a chance to glimpse the phenomenon.

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  • Space

A partial solar eclipse is happening soon. Here's who will be able to see it

During a partial solar eclipse, the moon is not perfectly aligned with the Earth and sun, so it will not completely cover the sun.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
A probe that will land on Saturn's moon Enceladus, seen here in false color, is one of the priorities outlined in the new report.

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  • Space

NASA advisers call for a visit to Uranus, plus more science during moon landings

NASA should send probes to the ice giant planet of Uranus and to a moon of Saturn where conditions could be right for life. Those are some of the recommendations in a new report to the space agency.

April 19, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Astronaut and geologist Harrison Schmitt is seen in the Lunar Roving Vehicle during NASA's Apollo 17 mission on Dec. 13, 1972. A lunar soil sample collected on the mission has remained sealed until now.

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  • Space

NASA is just now opening a vacuum-sealed sample it took from the moon 50 years ago

Astronauts hammered collection tubes into the lunar surface on the last Apollo mission to the moon. Now a sample is being carefully pierced open — to be analyzed by today's latest tech.

March 09, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The moon rises on Tuesday behind people standing on The Edge, the outdoor observation deck in Manhattan.

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  • Space

Photos: February's 'Snow Moon' rises full and bright

While you're sky-gazing, look to the western horizon. Jupiter will be setting there as evening twilight ends. And that bright star? That's Regulus, part of the Leo constellation.

February 16, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The super blood moon rises over a residential area in New Delhi during a total lunar eclipse in May.

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  • Space

How you can see the nearly total lunar eclipse Friday morning

It will be the second and final eclipse of the year. West Coast night owls and East Coast early risers could catch the peak of the cosmic event.

November 19, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
NASA's ambitions for putting astronauts on the moon have been delayed. Here, newly minted astronauts from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency are seen last year. They're the first candidates to graduate under the Artemis program, and could be eligible for assignments including the Artemis missions to the Moon, International Space Station, and missions to Mars.

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  • Space

NASA says it can't put the first person of color on the moon until at least 2025

NASA's leaders say an overly aggressive timeline from the Trump administration and a legal fight over a contract are two reasons why it's altering plans for the Artemis lunar program.

November 10, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
The two NASA spacesuit prototypes, one for exploring the surface of the moon's South Pole (left) and one for launch and reentry aboard the agency's Orion spacecraft, won't become a reality in time for a planned 2024 mission.

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  • Space

NASA Wants To Return To The Moon By 2024, But The Spacesuits Won't Be Ready

Delays in multiple parts of the program — including holdups in developing new spacesuits — put the 2024 goal out of reach, NASA's inspector general says.

August 21, 2021
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  • James Doubek
Jeff Bezos discusses his brief space flight on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket at a July 20 news conference in Van Horn, Texas. Blue Origin is suing NASA over a lunar lander contract awarded to rival SpaceX.

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  • Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX

In April, NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to receive a highly sought-after $2.9 billion contract. It would involve the first spacecraft to land humans on the moon since 1972.

August 17, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
A lunar eclipse is observed Wednesday in Brasilia, Brazil.

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  • Space

If You Didn't Look Up This Morning, Here's What You Missed

The supermoon — the Super Flower Blood Moon, to be exact — brought the first total lunar eclipse in nearly 2 1/2 years.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Joe Hernandez
This map shows the visibility of the total lunar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. at 7:11 a.m. Eastern time this Wednesday. The total lunar eclipse will be visible everywhere in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, as well as in Texas, Oklahoma, western Kansas, Hawaii and Alaska.

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  • Space

How To Watch The 'Super Flower Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse This Week

The "Super Flower Blood Moon" is happening early Wednesday morning, as a supermoon coincides with a full lunar eclipse. Here's how to see it.

May 25, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry the first NASA astronauts to the surface of the moon under the Artemis program.

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  • Space

SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Contract For Next Lunar Lander

The company beat out two others in its bid to develop a lunar lander that will bring Americans back to the moon in the coming years.

April 18, 2021
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
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