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Full moon calendar: dates and times for every full moon this year
The next full moon is at 12:56 pm EST on Monday, May 12 and is known as the Flower Moon. Here is a look at all the full moons ...
Moon Dust Mayhem: How NASA’s Rocket Blasts Are Revolutionizing Lunar Landings
NASA is gearing up for lunar landings with Artemis by testing how powerful rocket exhausts from SpaceX and Blue Origin ...
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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
the moon is 1 day old and is in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 0% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter April 4 Full Moon April 12 Third/Last Quarter April 20 New Moon ...
China plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon
China is exploring the possibility of constructing a nuclear power plant on the Moon to provide energy for the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), a joint project with Russia. At such a ...
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The Moon’s Far Side Is Strangely Dry—Lunar Samples Suggest It’s Much More Parched Than the Side That Faces Earth
Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...
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Photographing the Moon: One Man’s Quest to Capture the Lunar Surface
Rutherfurd’s Moon images are beautiful, but they also marked an important leap forward for scientific imaging through their ...
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April’s full moon is a ‘micromoon.’ Here’s what that means
This micromoon will appear about 6% smaller than the average full moon, according to astrophysicist Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, which will stream the lunar event live ...