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How did the Indian spacecraft survive the harsh cold on the dark side of the Moon?
India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is on track to become the first scientific instrument to successfully survive the cold lunar night without heating.
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Tonight 'The paradoxical Earth' has life appearing, how to observe?
On the rare occasion when our planet is at opposition, with good binoculars you can see Europa, our closest potentially habitable world.
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How many days on Earth is one day on the Moon?
According to astronomers, the average distance between the Earth and the Moon is about 384,000km. So how many days on Earth is 1 day on the Moon?
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Continuously hit by 'space bombs', the Moon rolls 10 degrees
New NASA research shows that our Moon is constantly wandering on its own axis due to the constant bombardment from space.
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A celestial body you see was born from Earth in just a few hours.
A new supercomputer simulation based on known data about Earth, the Moon and the hypothetical planet Theia has revealed a shocking piece of Earth's history.
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How long is the flight to the Moon?
The flight time from Earth to the Moon depends on many factors, including fuel quantity, lunar orbit, and mission objectives.
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Humans reach for the stars in 2024
In 2024, space missions will no longer be limited to low Earth orbit and the Moon. We are aiming for bigger and further goals.
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Magical 'events' not to be missed in the night sky in 2025
In 2025, stargazers can look forward to a host of exciting celestial wonders.
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A new era on the Moon has officially begun
Scientists say the world needs to announce the Lunar Anthropocene, thereby opening a new phase for the aerospace industry.
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Cold Moon Rises with Jupiter This Weekend
The Cold Moon is the last full moon of the 2024 calendar year and will rise higher in the night sky than any other full moon, nestled next to Jupiter.
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What if Mars orbited Earth?
Imagine a day when our familiar Moon is no longer in the sky. Instead, Mars - the mysterious red planet - becomes Earth's only natural satellite.
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Why there are no stars in American photos of the Moon
All NASA astronauts landed on the Moon during the day, when it was too bright to see stars with the naked eye, and they didn't intend to take pictures of the stars.
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How much is time on the Moon different from that on Earth?
Time on the Moon runs 56 microseconds faster than on Earth. This can cause a positioning error of up to 17 km per day.
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NASA postpones manned moon mission due to unusual incident
Artemis 2, the first manned mission to the Moon since 1972, will not go ahead as planned.
Animal world
Going fishing, woman catches strange-looking animal, turns out to be rare species
The woman could not hide her surprise at this special animal.