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Moon October 21, 2015

Private company plans US's first controlled moon landing in 40 years

A U.S. spacecraft hasn’t made a controlled landing on the moon since Apollo 17 left the lunar surface on Dec. 14, 1972. That’s about to change.

Moon October 21, 2015

NASA set to explore moon's mysterious glow with LADEE mission

NASA is poised to return to the moon. An unmanned rocket is scheduled to blast off late Friday night from Virginia's Eastern Shore with a robotic explorer that will study the lunar atmosphere and dust.

Moon October 21, 2015

Surprise! Moon craters may hold ancient asteroid pieces

Twenty-five percent of the moon's impact craters may retain substantial remnants of the asteroids that created them, a new study finds.

Moon October 21, 2015

NASA records giant explosion on moon as boulder crashes at 56,000 mph

The moon has a new hole on its surface thanks to a boulder that slammed into it in March, creating the biggest explosion scientists have seen on the moon since they started monitoring it.

Moon October 21, 2015

The moon bites a chunk out of the sun

On July 26, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) noticed something peculiar about its normally uninterrupted view of the sun — a chunk was missing.

Moon October 21, 2015

Camera used on moon landing sold for $758,489

It was put on auction as the only camera that made it to the moon and back. And it had its price -- nearly $760,000.

Moon October 21, 2015

NASA probe beams Its 1st lunar photos to Earth

NASA's newest moon probe has beamed its view of the lunar surface back to Earth for the first time.

Moon October 21, 2015

Moon walk or Death Star? China’s lunar plans a mystery

A Chinese satellite has entered lunar orbit and should drop a robotic probe on the moon as early as Friday -- the first such moon landing in nearly four decades. But China's ultimate plans are unclear.

Moon October 21, 2015

China's moon landing next month is trouble for NASA

China's mission to robotically land on the moon next month is sure to stir up lunar dust, but it may also cause a political dustup, too.

Moon October 21, 2015

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse today: how to watch live

The moon will block part of the sun today to create a potentially amazing "ring of fire" and you can watch the celestial sight live online.

SCIENCE October 21, 2015

NASA, Europeans uniting to send space capsule to moon, flights targeted for 2017 and 2021

NASA is teaming up with the European Space Agency to get astronauts beyond Earth's orbit.