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Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition and Orbit
Scientists say a giant impact knocked off the raw ingredients for the moon off the primitive molten Earth and into orbit.
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Plastic Moon: Propylene Detected On Titan | Video
September 30th, 2013
The main ingredient in industrial plastic number 5, has been detected in the atmosphere of the Saturn moon. The propylene molecule was missing in Voyager 1's probe of the moon in 1980, and had baffled scientists until now.
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NASA Using the Moon to Understand the Sun: ARTEMIS Extended Mission | Video
September 26th, 2013
As the Moon passes through Earth's magnetic field, two lunar-orbiting spacecraft look for turbulence, particle acceleration, and magnetic reconnection. These phenomena control how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere.
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Harvest Moon Photos: Amazing Full Moon Images by Skywatchers (September 2013)
September 21st, 2013
SPACE.com readers around the world sent in their best photos of the Harvest Moon full moon of September 2013. See the amazing photos here.
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Harvest Moon Tonight: Strange Facts About September's Full Moon
September 18th, 2013
Tonight's full moon is called the Harvest Moon because many fruits and vegetables tend to ripen in the late summer and early fall. Farmers once relied on this full moon's light, working late into the evening to harvest their crops.
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Asteroid Will Buzz Earth This Week Inside the Moon's Orbit
September 16th, 2013
A tiny asteroid discovered just last week is set to zip by Earth on Wednesday (Sept. 18), passing between our planet and the moon. It is small enough and distant enough that it poses no threat to people.
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Venus and the Moon: Amazing Stargazer Photos of Sept. 8, 2013
September 9th, 2013
See spectacular photos of Venus near the moon on Sept. 8, 2013 from stargazers around the world. The celestial pairing wowed amateur astronomers and skywatchers across the U.S., South America and beyond.
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Monster Saturn Storm Dredged Up Icy Water from the Deeps
September 4th, 2013
A colossal storm that raged on Saturn in 2010 and 2011 churned water ice up from deep within the ringed planet's thick atmosphere. NASA's Cassini spacecraft detected the ice crystals from orbit, marking the first observation of water on the planet.
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Moon and Jupiter Team Up in Saturday Morning Sky
August 30th, 2013
As we kick off the Labor Day holiday weekend, early on Saturday (Aug. 31) during the predawn hours, check out the east-northeast sky anytime after 2 a.m. local daylight time and your eyes will immediately be drawn to the two brightest objects in the sky a
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Wow! Massive 'Blue Moon' Looms Over Ancient Italian Castle
August 27th, 2013
Stargazer and photographer Stefano De Rosa snapped this stunning beautiful photo of the Blue Moon full moon of August rising over and Italian castle on Aug. 20, 2013. See how De Rosa captured the photo here.
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Tuesday's Blue Moon Has Many Names
August 19th, 2013
This month's full moon, which rises on Tuesday (Aug. 20), is not just a Blue Moon — it's also the Full Sturgeon Moon, the Full Red Moon, the Green Corn Moon and the Grain Moon.
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Lunar Eclipse Only This Spacecraft Can See | Video
August 6th, 2013
The Lunar transit as seen from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory's geosynchronous orbit, was captured on August 6th, 2013.
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A Matter of Perspective | Space Wallpaper
July 24th, 2013
This rare space wallpaper taken on July 19 by NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn's rings and our planet Earth and its moon in the same frame.
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NASA May Slam Captured Asteroid Into Moon (Eventually)
September 29th, 2013
NASA's bold asteroid-capture mission may not end when astronauts leave the space rock for the last time. Seeing it through could require disposing of the asteroid in a safe — and possibly very dramatic — manner, experts say.
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NASA Using the Moon to Understand the Sun: ARTEMIS Extended Mission | Video
September 26th, 2013
As the Moon passes through Earth's magnetic field, two lunar-orbiting spacecraft look for turbulence, particle acceleration, and magnetic reconnection. These phenomena control how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere.
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Venus and the Moon Photobomb Wedding Photo
September 20th, 2013
Photographer Dustin Prickett captured this cosmic wedding photo with the moon and Venus overhead on Sept. 8, much to the delight of the unsuspecting bride and groom. See how he did it here.
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'Impossible' and Mesmerizing View of Rotating Moon (Video)
September 18th, 2013
NASA researchers have pieced together a view of the moon that's impossible from Earth. The amazing new mosaic images and mesmerizing animation show what the moon looks like as it rotates under the sun.
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A Cosmic History: Vintage Space Photos Revealed (Gallery)
September 10th, 2013
The University College of London, the only UK host of a NASA Regional Planetary Image Facility, has recently released a stunning selection of the historic space pictures—many of them never published online before, others only ever in low resolution.
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Moon And Venus Conjunction Over New Jersey | Time-Lapse Video
September 9th, 2013
Photographer Mike Black (mikeblackphotography.com) compiled this time-lapse of the crescent Moon and the Morning Star together on September 8th in Belmar, NJ.
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Spectacular Fireball Outshines Moon Over American Southeast (Video)
September 4th, 2013
A stunningly bright meteor lit up the skies over the American South last week, and NASA caught the dramatic action on video. The fireball blazed up early on Aug. 28, putting on a brief but spectacular show for night owls in several states.
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Huge Fireball + Moon Light Up Alabama Night Sky | Video
August 29th, 2013
NASA's All-Sky cameras captured a very bright meteor burning up in the atmosphere at the same time that the Moon was in the camera field of view. Early estimates: meteor weighed ~240lbs and was traveling ~56,000 mph.
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How It Works: NASA Asteroid-Capture Mission in Pictures
August 23rd, 2013
A look at NASA's Asteroid Initiative, which aims to park a space rock near the moon.
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Manned Missions to Mars: Is the Moon Really a Stepping Stone?
August 14th, 2013
The moon may be more of a stumbling block than a stepping stone on humanity's path to Mars. The perceived need to develop lunar infrastructure and resources first could push a manned Red Planet mission far off into the future, NASA's Harley Thronson says.
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Let's Make Apollo Landing Sites American Territory (Op-Ed)
July 25th, 2013
NY Times best-selling author Homer Hickam believes the U.S. should claim the lunar landing sites as protected parks.
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Prop Plane Shoots for the Moon in Spectacular Photo
July 23rd, 2013
A night sky photographer captured a cool photo of a propeller plane and the moon over France.
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Did Venus Give Earth the Moon? Wild New Theory on Lunar History
September 27th, 2013
Is the moon a present from Venus, which once had a moon and then lost it? A wild new theory puts the scenario out there.
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The Moon Is 100 Million Years Younger Than Thought
September 23rd, 2013
The leading theory of the moon's origin holds that it was created when a mysterious planet slammed into Earth about 4.56 billion years ago. But new analyses of lunar rocks suggest that the moon is actually between 4.4 billion and 4.45 billion years old.
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Tiny Asteroid Gives Earth a Close Shave
September 18th, 2013
A small asteroid harmlessly zipped by Earth closer than the orbit of the moon today (Sept. 18). At just 3 to 10 feet in diameter, asteroid 2013 RZ53 would have burned up in Earth's atmosphere if it were on a collision course with the planet.
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Tiny Asteroid to Give Earth a Close Shave Today
September 18th, 2013
A small asteroid first discovered last Friday will whiz by the Earth today (Sept. 18), zipping closer than the orbit of the moon. The space rock poses no danger to Earth, scientists say.
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Venus and Moon Share Spectacular Close Encounter (Photos)
September 9th, 2013
A spectacular conjunction of the moon and Venus wowed skywatchers around the world on Sept. 8 in what astronomers call a conjunction. The event marked the closest
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Venus Near Moon In Dramatic Sky Show Tonight: How to See It
September 8th, 2013
About 45 minutes after sunset on Sunday (Sept. 8), look toward the west-southwest horizon to see Venus hovering rather close to a waxing crescent moon — an eye-catching tableau in spite of the pair's low altitude in the night sky.
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New American Rocket Making Launch Debut with Friday Moon Shot
September 3rd, 2013
A Minotaur V rocket will carry NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft (LADEE) on its maiden launch, which is slated to take place Friday at 11:27 p.m. from the space agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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Moon Water Discovery Hints at Mystery Source Deep Underground
August 27th, 2013
A spacecraft has spotted water on the lunar surface that originated deep within the moon. The find marks the first detection of "magmatic water" from orbit and confirms analyses performed on moon rocks brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts.
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Space History Photo: Apollo 13 Astronauts Practice Moonwalk at KSC
August 22nd, 2013
Apollo 13 astronauts practice their moonwalk at the Kennedy Space Center before the lunar mission.
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Hazy Gibbous Moon Glows Over Canada (Photo)
August 9th, 2013
Veteran night sky photographer John Chumack snaps stunning image of a hazy gibbous moon glowing over Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada on June 26. He used a Canon Rebel Xsi at Prime Focus of Celestron's 70mm Travel Scope Refractor (400mm FL).
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Let's Make Apollo Landing Sites American Territory (Op-Ed)
July 25th, 2013
NY Times best-selling author Homer Hickam believes the U.S. should claim the lunar landing sites as protected parks.
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Prop Plane Shoots for the Moon in Spectacular Photo
July 23rd, 2013
A night sky photographer captured a cool photo of a propeller plane and the moon over France.
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