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Don't miss the half-lit first quarter moon rise tonight: Here's what to look for
Countless shadowed craters line the terminator all the way down to the moon's southern pole, while the 54-mile-wide (87 km) ...
Trump looks to axe many NASA space missions that launched from Florida: Here's a look at 6
Dozens of NASA's spaceflight missions that launched from Florida could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the Trump ...
June 2025 full moon: It's been years since you've seen one that looks like this
June’s full moon, known as the strawberry moon, will rise on the evening of Tuesday, June 10. It will appear extraordinarily ...
9 night sky events to see in June, from a strawberry moon to interstellar clouds
This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...
A full strawberry moon is rising next week. Here's what to know and how it will look
Stargazers need not wait long for the next celestial showcase. Following Wednesday's display, the "Buck Moon" will appear in ...
What a commercial crewed moon mission could look like
Lunar Commercial Orbital Transfer Services will likely allow visits of private astronauts to the moon, just as Commercial ...
Gravity study shows why the moon's two sides look so different
An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why the two sides of the moon - the one perpetually facing Earth and the other ...
When is the next full moon? The June Strawberry Moon is special. Here's why, what it is
Here's when the June Strawberry Moon is, why it's called that and why this month’s full moon will look extra large in the ...
The far side of the Moon may soon host the world's most sensitive telescope, shielded from earthly interference
NASA is advancing plans to construct a radio telescope on the Moon's far side – a location uniquely shielded from the ...
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ispace's Resilience spacecraft lands on the moon today: Here's how to see the landing zone on the lunar surface
A good way to find the Resilience Lander's forever home is to locate the Aristotles Crater, which sits above Mare Serenitatis on the southeastern shore of Mare Frigoris. From there, look to the ...
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The Sky This Week from June 6 to 13: Jupiter and Mercury meet
Enjoy a close conjunction of the solar system’s smallest and largest planet just days before the Full Strawberry Moon this ...
NASA's Dragonfly passes key test. A look at its upcoming mission to Saturn's moon
NASA's eight-rotor Dragonfly drone just finished a crucial test, which confirmed the spacecraft's design and will allow the project to move forward with full-scale fabrication of the spacecraft, ...