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the moon
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How a space elevator could make trips to the moon affordable for all
“The zip line played a pivotal role in democratising space” Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library/Alamy Even as the…
How I learned to love looking at the moon – and you can too
Moon over Col de Sarenne nagelestock.com/Alamy Observational astronomers hate the moon. This might be surprising to some of…
Water molecules found in lunar rock sample for the first time
Although previous studies have found hydrogen and oxygen in moon minerals – implying the presence of water –…
Should we put a frozen backup of Earth’s life on the moon?
Shackleton crater, at the moon’s south pole, has areas of permanent shadow LROC/ShadowCam/NASA/KARI/ASU A backup of life on…
China’s Chang’e 6 returns with first rocks from far side of the moon
The Chang’e 6 probe being retrieved in Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia, China Xinhua/Shutterstock China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft…
How many moons and moonmoons could we cram into Earth’s orbit?
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with the cosmos…
Physicists want to drill a 5-kilometre-deep hole on the moon
Going deep into lunar rock could give us an opportunity to see if protons can decay into something…
China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft begins sampling on far side of the moon
Illustration of the Chang’e-6 lander on the lunar surface cnsa.gov.cn China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has successfully landed on…
Chang’e 6 lunar mission: China is about to land on the far side of the moon
An artist’s impression of Chang’e 6 touching down on the moon CGTN The Chang’e 6 spacecraft will attempt…
China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon
The Chang’e 6 lunar probe sits atop its rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in China VCG…