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NASA Artemis: Missions to the Moon Explained
Artemis is NASA’s campaign to build a sustained human exploration capability around and on the Moon, using Orion, the Space Launch System, commercial lunar landers, surf…
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Water on the Moon and Why the Lunar South Pole Matters
Water exists on the Moon in more than one setting, but permanently shadowed regions near the lunar poles are especially important for science and exploration.
Space science
Russia's lunar spacecraft takes photos from space.
Luna-25, Russia's first lunar lander launched into space on August 11, has sent back the first images from outer space.
Oceanography
Scanning cameras at the bottom of Antarctica, experts discover unusual 'party' in whale graveyard
Researchers unexpectedly captured this scene at the whale graveyard at the bottom of Antarctica.
Discover science
NASA reveals where 'healthy, Earth-like' creatures could exist
A NASA manned spacecraft will land on
Space science
China plants flag on the dark side of the moon
China is the first country in the world to plant a flag on the Dark Side of the Moon and to bring samples back to Earth.
Space science
Part of the Sun broke off, caught in the polar vortex
NASA instruments have captured the moment part of the Sun appeared to be completely detached and caught in a polar vortex.
Discover science
Top 5 lands where the sun never sets, where 'sunset never reaches'
In some geographical locations at high latitudes, near the Earth's poles, there are places where white days appear - when the sun never sets.
Conquer Mars
More confirmation about alien life world captured by NASA
Scientists have made more evidence that the South Pole of Earth's neighbor planet harbors a vast underground water chamber - where NASA hopes life could exist.
Discover science
Where many atmospheric rivers on Earth are concentrated
Rivers of water vapor stretching more than 1,000 miles across the sky have been moving from temperate regions closer to the poles over the past 40 years.
Space science
The biggest collision on the Moon was more than 4 billion years ago
Scientists at the University of Manchester date the South Pole-Aitken basin on the Moon to between 4.32 and 4.33 billion years ago.
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Image of bright aurora during solar storm
A recent solar storm has created auroras that dance around Earth's north and south poles.
Videos
Chilling clip from ESA: Earth in 'inverted' moment
The moment the Earth's North and South Poles switched places has been described by European scientists in a chilling audio clip.
Space science
NASA spacecraft makes major discovery in 'permanent darkness'
New data collected by NASA spacecraft could help the space agency get closer to establishing the first off-Earth base.
Space science
Top Chinese space scientist says Indian spacecraft did not land on Moon's south pole
The 'father' of China's lunar exploration program has just refuted India's claim that the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed on the south pole of the Moon.