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India launches rocket into space on historic moon mission

If this mission is successful, India will become the fourth country to land on the moon’s surface.

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India successfully launches new mission to land robot explorer on moon

India has successfully launched a new mission to land a robot explorer on the South Pole of the moon, a journey that will take over a month.

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Phosphorus discovery on Saturn's moon provides hope for finding life

In a recent research study, the essential element of phosphorus was discovered on Saturn's moon, Enceladus, one of the most promising places for extraterrestrial life.

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UAE’s Mars mission captures stunning images of Red Planet’s tiny moon

The United Arab Emirates' Amal spacecraft flew within 100 km of Deimos.

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Japan's ispace aiming to be first company to land on the Moon

If the landing on Tuesday is successful, Japanese company ispace will become the first private business to have a presence on the Moon.

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How a backyard photographer helped capture the Sun like never before

Putting together around 90,000 photographs of the Sun, astrophotographers Andrew McCarthy and Jason Guenzel captured a dazzling fiery show.

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Artemis mission: Meet the astronauts flying to the Moon next year

The last time humans flew to the Moon was in 1972. This time around, a female and a Black astronaut will be part of the crew.

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Humans on the Moon and Mars could live in homes made from potatoes

Scientists have created a new building material from potato starch which, with a pinch of salt, could help build houses on the Moon and Mars.

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NASA reveals new spacesuit design for its future Moon landing mission

The suits are not the final design but give a good idea of what NASA astronauts will wear when they land on the lunar surface.

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Lunar time zones: How do you tell the time in space?

Space organisations around the world are studying the best way to establish "a common lunar reference time". But how do you tell the time in space?

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Firing moon dust into space could reverse global warming, study claims

It sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel. But scientists think that firing moon dust into space could shade the earth from global warming.

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Humans on the Moon and Mars could live in homes 'grown' from mushrooms

With the help of NASA, architects are working on a prototype that uses a mixture of algae and fungi to "grow" houses on the Moon and Mars.

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US-China space race: Can countries claim territory on the Moon?

China further develops its mighty space programme, which has made spectacular progress in the last twenty years.

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NASA's Orion arrives back to earth after landing in Pacific Ocean

Splashing down back onto earth. NASA's Artemis 1 moon ship successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean, ending a 25-day test flight to the moon and back.

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NASA's Orion capsule splashes down after historic Moon test mission

The successful mission now paves the way for a manned flyby mission around the Moon with the crew expected to be announced in early 2023.

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Unseen photos of the last Moon walk, 50 years ago

In 1972, Apollo 17 was the final mission to put a human on the Moon. Newly remastered images bring that trip to life.

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This briefcase-sized satellite will look for ice on the Moon

If the Lunar Flashflight detects the presence of water ice on the Moon, NASA says it could prove a valuable resource for future Artemis missions.

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NASA space capsule reaches the Moon for the first time in 50 years

The Artemis Orion spacecraft successfully completed its flyby 130 km above the Moon and managed to re-acquire signal with Earth.

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NASA's Artemis I launches for the moon

NASA's lunar rocket, Artemis I, finally blasts off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, kicking off the first of three missions aimed at putting humans back on the moon.

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Artemis launch brings us one giant leap closer to a return to the Moon

The launch of the unmanned test flight is a critical step in landing humans back on the Moon for the first time in half a century.