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New moon of April 2025 sees Venus and Saturn join up in the sky this weekend
By Jesse Emspak published
The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a conjunction) in the predawn sky.

Easter is coming late in 2025, astronomically speaking. Here's why
By Joe Rao published
Easter falls on the Sunday that follows the first full moon occurring on or after the day of the spring equinox. So it seems like Easter should be this weekend. Here's why it isn't.

Watch April's Full Pink 'micromoon' rise this weekend with a free telescope livestream
By Samantha Mathewson published
The Full Pink Moon rises Saturday (April 12), marking the farthest, smallest and faintest full moon of the year, and you can watch it live online.

China's Chang'e 6 lunar samples suggest our moon is debris from an ancient Earth impact
By Keith Cooper published
Analysis of samples brought back from the farside of the Moon by the Chang'e 6 mission have found the water content of the lunar farside mantle is much more depleted compared to the nearside.

Lunar Outpost unveils sleek new 'Eagle' moon rover (photos)
By Brett Tingley published
Lunar Outpost unveiled its new "Eagle" moon rover at the 40th annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, and it looks straight out of science fiction.

South Korea is converting an abandoned coal mine into a moon exploration testing ground
By Andrew Jones published
South Korea conducted a test inside the former Hamtae mine in late March, deploying prototype moon rovers equipped with tech that could be used in space mining.

How bacteria could help build and maintain cities on the moon
By Keith Cooper published
The bacteria, Sporosarcina pasteurii, is able to make calcium carbonate that can act as a sealant to fix bricks made from lunar regolith.

Moon dust may help astronauts power sustainable lunar cities. Here's how.
By Keith Cooper published
Constructing solar arrays out of moon dust would reduce launch costs and make lunar bases more plausible, according to a new study.
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