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From the start, Cassini provided us with incredible views of these icy worlds, including Titan, Enceladus, Mimas, Dione, and others ... s study of Titan revealed that this moon, with its thick ...
At this time, the sun shines at such an angle to make it appear as if there is a gigantic 'V' and 'X' marking the barren ...
Although artificial structures raised on the lunar surface will provide shelter, it would be helpful if the moon itself offered some natural defenses. A study published this month in Nature ...
The Moon may look gray, but up close it's a whole 'nother story. Left on Bead Over half a century ago, Apollo astronauts encountered something surprising littering the desolate lunar surface: a ...
Scientists have uncovered ancient secrets buried deep beneath the surface of the moon, thanks to China’s Chang’e-4 mission.
The Apollo astronauts didn't know what they'd find when they explored the surface of the moon, but they certainly didn't expect to see drifts of tiny, bright orange glass beads glistening among ...
In the case of the Moon, for instance, they should be able to capture up to 0.2-meter resolution of the lunar surface from an altitude of 31 miles (50 km).
The moon will be at its lowest point in the sky since 2006, a phenomenon not to be repeated until 2043. The strawberries are ripening, which means it's time for June's "Strawberry Moon," and this ...
A picture of the moon’s south pole was taken in May by Resilience, a robotic lander operated by the Japanese company Ispace that probably crashed on the lunar surface Thursday. Some people see ...
The strawberry moon will appear during sunset on Tuesday, June 10. Here's what you need to know about seeing tonight's full moon.
Inside Europe’s simulated lunar surface: preparing for the moon in Cologne Cologne – At the edge of Cologne, Germany, a large industrial building contains something extraordinary: the most ...