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Lunar samples reveal exactly when the moon’s largest crater formed

By analysing lunar samples from NASA's Apollo missions, researchers calculated exactly when – and why – the moon was once covered with magma

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Earth viewed from the moon

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Moon bases will need to be 3 metres underground to avoid radiation

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NASA's cancelled moon rover calls 2026 crewed landing into question

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Wireframe view of the east and west walls, and floor, of the Mare Tranquillitatis pit

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Deep pit on moon may be entrance to cave that could act as lunar base

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Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day

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The Chang'e-6 probe being retrieved in Siziwang Banner in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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China’s Chang’e 6 returns with first rocks from far side of the moon

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How many moons and moonmoons could we cram into Earth's orbit?

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Detailed close up view of the moon

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Physicists want to drill a 5-kilometre-deep hole on the moon

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China's Chang'e 6 spacecraft begins sampling on far side of the moon

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China is about to land on the far side of the moon with Chang'e 6

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China is about to land on the far side of the moon with Chang'e 6

Landing on the far side of the moon is rarely attempted, due to difficulties communicating with Earth, but China is about to try. If successful, its Chang'e 6 mission will then bring lunar samples back home

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China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

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Running around a 'wall of death' could keep moon settlers fit

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Birthplace of red asteroid Kamo‘oalewa pinned to specific moon crater

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Japan’s SLIM moon lander has shockingly survived a third lunar night

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