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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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The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) mission is slated to launch in August 2022 and will orbit the moon for about one year to study the lunar surface.

NASA selects 9 scientists to join 2022 Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter mission

By Samantha Mathewson

Nine U.S. scientists will join South Korea's first lunar orbiter mission launching next year.

A satellite image showing the Ever Given in the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021, as the boat became free.

Here's how the full moon helped free the stuck ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal

By Meghan Bartels

It took a little help from the full moon to free the massive Ever Given cargo ship from its perch stranded across the Suez Canal.

The full moon looks massive as it sets behind the Very Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert, in this photo released on June 7, 2010.

The Paschal full moon of 2021 rises tonight to make way for Easter

By Joe Rao

Palm Sunday, March 28 brings us the first full moon of the new spring season: the Paschal full moon.

Scientists want to store the DNA of 6.7 million species on a lunar ark as a backup.

Scientists want to store DNA of 6.7 million species on the moon, just in case

By Harry Baker

Scientists have unveiled plans for a lunar ark on the moon containing genetic information on 6.7 million species to ensure their preservation against existential threats.

Researchers have come up with a new technique for lunar mining known as "ablative arc mining." This image shows the March 2021 night sky Full Worm Moon.

Arcs of 'lightning' on the moon could be the future of lunar mining

By Chelsea Gohd

Could shooting arcs of "lightning" across the surface of the moon allow us to mine metal and water from the lunar surface at the same time?

A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket and capsule launch on the suborbital NS-14 mission from the company's West Texas site on Jan. 14, 2021.

Blue Origin will simulate moon gravity on rocket launches for NASA

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA has tapped Blue Origin to simulate moon gravity on suborbital rocket launches.

An animation showing how the moon's sodium "tail" appears from Earth. Only a few days after each new moon, when the moon moves between Earth and the sun, is the tail visible from Earth.

The moon has a tail, and Earth wears it like a scarf once a month

By Brandon Specktor

The tail is invisible to the naked eye but appears on all-sky cameras during every new moon.

The For All Moonkind Moon Registry catalogs all of the robotic and human missions that left items on the surface.

'Moon Registry' catalogs human heritage left behind on lunar surface

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The moon may be devoid of humans (for now), but there is plenty of humanity to be found strewn across the lunar surface.

Astrobotic's Peregrine Mission One (PM1) mission patch represents the company's first flight of its Peregrine lunar lander and the first attempt to land a commercial spacecraft on the moon.

Astrobotic reveals mission patch for first commercial moon landing

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The first commercial lunar landing now has a mission patch.

The moon shines in this image taken from General Santos City, Philippines, by skywatcher Peter Jones Dela Cruz on July 3, 2012.

Russia and China just agreed to build a research station on the moon together

By Mike Wall

Leaders of the two nations' space agencies signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday (March 9) on the construction of an outpost called the International Lunar Research Station.

Illustration of the lunar gateway.

Artemis: How ever changing US space policy may push back the next moon landing

By Gareth Dorrian

History shows just how vulnerable space programmes, which require years of planning and development spanning several administrations, are.

March 2, 2021, the dearMoon contest called for applicants to make up its eight-person crew.

Japanese billionaire seeks 8 crewmembers for moon-bound mission on SpaceX's Starship

By Chelsea Gohd

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is looking for eight crewmembers for a mission to the moon.

The full moon of February, called the Snow Moon, occurs Saturday, Feb. 27, 3:17 a.m. EST (0817 GMT).

February full moon 2021: See the 'Snow Moon' with Mars this weekend

By Jesse Emspak

The full moon of February, called the Snow Moon, occurs Saturday, Feb. 27, 3:17 a.m. EST (0817 GMT).

Lunar samples from the Chang'e 5 mission in a display case that will be on view at the National Museum of China in Beijing.

China offers 1st glimpse inside Chang'e 5 moon rock sample

By Andrew Jones

China has revealed the first images of lunar samples from its Chang'e 5 mission following a meeting between China's president and mission representatives.

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'For All Mankind' Season 2 blasts off with nods to NASA's space shuttle past

By Robert Z. Pearlman

On May 21, 1983, it had been more than a decade since astronauts had walked on the moon. In the alternate history of "For All Mankind," though, humans were still on the lunar surface.

The moon and Mars will appear in a conjunction on the night of Feb. 18, 2021.

Celebrate NASA's Perseverance Mars rover landing by spotting the Red Planet near the moon tonight

By Doris Elin Urrutia

Mars may not be ready to escape the spotlight just yet, even after receiving its third Earthly mission this month.

This photo taken by China's Yutu 2 moon rover shows the elongated "milestone" rock on the lunar surface.

China's Yutu 2 rover finds 'milestone' on far side of the moon

By Andrew Jones

China's Chang'e 4 spacecraft are back in action for a 27th lunar day on the far side of the moon, but its the discoveries from its day that have scientists excited.

Artist's concept of the Gateway power and propulsion and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) in orbit around the moon.

NASA picks SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch 1st Gateway station pieces to the moon

By Amy Thompson

NASA has selected SpaceX to deliver the first two segments of the moon-orbiting Gateway space station for its upcoming Artemis program, which aims to put astronauts back on the moon.

Chris Calle puts the finishing touches on "Touched by the Moon," his moon tree-dust infused tribute painting for the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 14 moon landing mission.

Artist adds touch of moon (tree) dust for Apollo 14 50th anniversary

By Robert Z. Pearlman

A new tribute to the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 14 lunar landing mission has grown out of a collaboration between two artists and a touch of moon dust, of sorts.

New radar image of the Apollo 15 landing site, located with respect to prominent lunar features

Apollo 15 landing site is strikingly clear in image captured from Earth

By Nicoletta Lanese

Scientists used powerful radar signals to capture the image.