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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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Moon Astronomy Lesson: Learn more about moon phases, a waxing and waning crescent or gibbous moon and the lunar cycles of Earth’s moon each month at SPACE.com.
Distances driven by wheeled vehicles on the Moon and Mars.
Matt Hartman captured Earth's Moon and the Gas Giant in close skywatching proximity on January 21st, 2013.
Night sky photographer Scott McGuire snapped this stunning photo of the space station full moon over Half Dome at Yosemite National Park.
A digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's painting became the first transmission via laser to a satellite in lunar orbit. Lasers offer a more efficient way to 'talk' with spacecraft. The beam traveled ~240,000mi to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
There are good scientific and ethical reasons to protect parts of Mars and other celestial bodies, advocates say.
NASA's Ebb spacecraft recorded the video three days before crashing into the lunar surface.
Three days prior to its impact into a mountain on the moon, one of the twin spacecraft (named Ebb) from NASA's GRAIL mission took some photos from orbit. The spacecraft was about 6 miles above the lunar surface when the photos were take.
Venus and a crescent moon provided a dazzling sight for stargazers Thursday (Jan. 10).
Skywatchers up before dawn Sunday can watch a celestial dance unfold.
Were the famed astronaut's first words on the moon scripted or ad-libbed?
Experts weigh in on NASA's direction and its ultimate goals of sending astronauts into deep space.
Night sky photographer Tamas Ladanyi shoots stunning image of the moon and Jupiter over a lake in Hévíz.
NASA points out a few things to keep an eye out for when looking skyward in January.
This cool space wallpaper from the APEX telescope, of part of the Taurus Molecular Cloud, shows a sinuous filament of cosmic dust more than ten light-years long.
The two heavenly bodies will dance close together Tuesday night.
The gas giant and Earth's Moon will provide some holiday lights in the eastern sky on December 25th, 2012 (at sunset). Seen through a telescope, Jupiter's great red spot and its moons will be visible as well.
Being developed for missions in 2015 and beyond, the Z-1 could be used for exploring the moon and Mars.
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