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Moon October 21, 2015

Congress says no to asteroids, yes to moon landing

A draft spending bill from the House would drop funding for President Obama's proposed asteroid retrieval project and steer funding back toward lunar exploration.

Moon October 21, 2015

NASA probe reveals dark side of the moon

Some parts of the moon haven't seen the sun in millions, and even billions, of years but an unmanned NASA spacecraft is shedding light on these lunar lands of permanent darkness.

Moon October 21, 2015

Vulcan, Spock's homeworld, to be pinpointed around Pluto

The votes are in, and it looks like 'Vulcan' could be the new name for one of Pluto's smallest moons.

Moon October 21, 2015

NASA beams Mona Lisa to moon with laser

Call it the ultimate in high art: Using a well-timed laser, NASA scientists have beamed a picture of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, to a powerful spacecraft orbiting the moon.

Moon October 21, 2015

Twin NASA spacecraft to crash into mountain on the moon

Ebb and Flow chased each other around the moon for nearly a year, peering into the interior. With dwindling fuel supplies, the twin NASA spacecraft are ready for a dramatic finish.

Moon October 21, 2015

Apollo 17, last lunar landing, launched 40 years ago today

Apollo 17, the last of the missions to land men on the moon, began 40 years ago today with the dawning of a man-made sun.

Moon October 21, 2015

To the moon? Firm hopes to sell $1.5 billion trips

A team of former NASA executives is launching a private venture to send people to the moon for a price that is definitely out of this world.

Moon October 21, 2015

Moon's mysterious 'ocean of storms' explained

The largest dark spot on the moon, known as the Ocean of Storms, may be a scar from a giant cosmic impact that created a magma sea more than a thousand miles wide and several hundred miles deep, researchers say.

SCIENCE October 21, 2015

Total lunar eclipse offers weekend treat for American West, Australia, Asia

The heavens are providing a holiday treat this weekend, but you'll have to be quick to catch it.

Moon October 21, 2015

Partial solar eclipse today: A weather forecast

Viewers throughout most of the United States are in position to see a partial solar eclipse Thursday afternoon (Oct.23).

Moon October 21, 2015

NASA probe sees Pluto and its moon Charon like never before

A NASA spacecraft hurtling toward a 2015 rendezvous with Pluto has captured an amazing video of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon.