‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
Rocket Lab Really (Really) Wants NASA to Pay It $4 Billion
Earlier this year, the tiny rocket company that wants to grow up to be SpaceX someday told NASA that, if it's agreeable, ...
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Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn, Cementing the Planet’s Title of ‘Moon King’
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...
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Moon lander digs up major data not collected since Apollo astronauts
The last time NASA collected data on the heat emerging from the moon's interior ... a mere ball of molten rock. Over time, it cooled by releasing its inner heat into space. Firefly's Blue Ghost ...
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The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms
New research from scientists with the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences and published in the journal Science found that sample analysis backs up an established model of the moon as a global ...
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Scientists Say the Moon Was Once a Giant Ocean of Molten Rock
China’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.
Scientists confirm the Moon once had a huge ocean made of lava
Scientists have long known that volcanoes shaped the near side of the Moon, visible from Earth. However, very little was ...
A Lunar Lander’s Busy Day: Eclipse Photos and Rock Collecting
The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...