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By Charlie Wood Nov 4, 2019

Space

NASA’s sending a rover named VIPER to map the moon’s ice deposits

There’s white gold in them hills. NASA wants to know how much

By Maggie Aderin-Pocock Apr 9, 2019

Space

A guide to the moon’s craters, seas, and ghostly shine

Excerpt: A Book of the Moon

By Kelsey D. Atherton Jul 7, 2015

Space

NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With Robots

The robots shall inherit the moon

By Mary Beth Griggs Oct 23, 2014

Space

First Privately Funded Moon Mission Launched Today

The 4M spacecraft, launched aboard a Chinese rocket, will be sending signals to anyone willing to listen.

By Kelsey D. Atherton Jun 21, 2013

Science

See A Supermoon In The Sky This Weekend

The biggest full moon of 2013!

By Rebecca Boyle Mar 21, 2011

Science

At Its Nearest to Earth In Almost 20 Years, Supermoon Gets a Closeup

Anyone with clear skies Saturday night saw a spectacular swollen moon, 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than our … Continued

By Clay Dillow Jan 27, 2010

Technology

The Moon May Have Been Created By a Massive Nuclear Blast Inside the Earth

The standard explanation for the formation of our moon holds that during the formation of our solar system, a giant … Continued

By Jeremy Hsu Nov 20, 2009

Technology

High-Tech Space Gloves Win NASA’s Astronaut Glove Challenge

Two teams claimed $250,000 and $100,000 prizes for besting NASA's current top glove design

By Jeremy Hsu Nov 13, 2009

Technology

Moon-Bombing Mission Finds Significant Amount of Water in Lunar Soil

Water in them there craters

By Jeremy Hsu Oct 23, 2009

Technology

Newly Discovered Network of Moon Tunnels Could House Lunar Colonists

The moon may be a harsh mistress, but lately she has been giving up her secrets. Scientists have spotted a … Continued

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NASA’s sending a rover named VIPER to map the moon’s ice deposits

A guide to the moon’s craters, seas, and ghostly shine

NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With Robots

First Privately Funded Moon Mission Launched Today

See A Supermoon In The Sky This Weekend

At Its Nearest to Earth In Almost 20 Years, Supermoon Gets a Closeup

The Moon May Have Been Created By a Massive Nuclear Blast Inside the Earth

High-Tech Space Gloves Win NASA’s Astronaut Glove Challenge

Moon-Bombing Mission Finds Significant Amount of Water in Lunar Soil

Newly Discovered Network of Moon Tunnels Could House Lunar Colonists