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Russian scientists have determined that the lunar soil is dangerous for humans
Trace elements in the composition of the lunar soil can cause skin and respiratory irritation, liver, kidney and central nervous system damage.
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What is the 'Full Moon Effect'? Will the full moon 'command' sharks to attack?
You may not know when the full moon rises, a lot of strange things happen on Earth: corals lay eggs, zooplankton dive deeper, seabirds perch near the shore, lions also h…
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The US designed a flying saucer to explore the Moon
MIT's flat circular robot takes advantage of the Moon's natural electric field to levitate, consuming very little energy when operating.
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Johannes Hevelius - First person to map the Moon
German astronomer Johannes Hevelius used a microscope to make the first detailed map of Earth's natural satellite.
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A series of mini black holes may have crashed into the Moon
Mini black holes formed in the early universe may have crashed into the Moon so hard that it mutated the surrounding matter.
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NASA develops nuclear reactor on the Moon
NASA is working to design an abundant and sustainable power supply on the Moon by means of fusion.
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NASA delays the return of humans to the Moon
The NASA director said on November 9 that the flight to carry astronauts back to the Moon after five decades would not take place earlier than 2055.
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NASA plans to have the first unmanned flight to the Moon in 2022
NASA said it has completed the process of putting Orion on the SLS space launch system and is expected to have the first unmanned flight to the moon in 2022.
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Image of the Earth seen from the Moon's south pole
NASA hopes astronauts will be able to see Earth first-hand from the Moon's poles by the end of the 2020s.
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Chinese spacecraft rewrites the geological history of the Moon
Rock samples collected by the Chang'e 5 spacecraft reveal volcanic activity on the Moon lasting nearly a billion years longer than previously thought.
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Why are people so hard to live on the Moon and Mars?
Humans could not live on the Moon and Mars due to the high radioactivity and cosmic radiation.
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NASA found the ideal place for life in the Solar System
A new study by NASA scientists has found a place within the Solar System capable of supporting living things.
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What would happen to the Earth if Comet Halley crashed into the Moon?
Named after British astrophysicist Edmund Halley, the Halley Comet is one of the most famous comets in the history of astronomy.
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China turns Moon dust into 22 times stronger concrete
Chinese researchers have developed a new construction material from Moon dust and are 22 times stronger than concrete.
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NASA offered a reward of $ 35,000 to find a toilet model for people going to the moon
Whatever the design, whatever material doesn't matter, just being compact, working well in space-less gravity and low gravity on the moon is enough.