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Earth’s days once got 2 hours longer — and that may have triggered one of the biggest evolutionary explosions in history, study suggests
The moon once drifted thousands of miles farther away, and Earth's days got 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds.
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty
A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures that could withstand the brutal lunar night.
Scientists just found the 'front door' to a massive cave on the moon
The Sea of Tranquility is home to at least one lunar lava tube, which could preserve a pristine and unweathered record of lunar volcanism.
We finally know where the moon's atmosphere comes from
"We give a definitive answer that meteorite impact vaporization is the dominant process that creates the lunar atmosphere."
Space photo of the week: 55 years ago, the 'world's loneliest man' snapped this iconic Apollo 11 image
Command module pilot Michael Collins took this iconic Apollo 11 photo 55 years ago today, after his historic trip around the far side of the moon made him "the world's loneliest man".
July's full 'Buck Moon' rises this week — and signals a big lunar transition is on the way
July's full moon — also known as the Buck Moon, the Thunder Moon and the Hay Moon — will be at its fullest on the night of July 21. It's the last "regular" full moon before a parade of four consecutive "supermoons" light up the sky.
China opens Chang'e 6 return capsule containing samples from moon's far side
China's Chang'e 6 mission return capsule has been transferred to Beijing and opened to access its precious cargo — samples from the moon's mysterious far side.
Strawberry Moon 2024: See summer's first full moon rise a day after solstice
June's full "Strawberry Moon" rises one day after the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. This will be the lowest full moon of the year.
Space photo of the week: 'Earthrise,' the Christmas Eve image that changed the world
Snapped from lunar orbit in 1968 by NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who died this week at age 90, 'Earthrise' is perhaps the most iconic image of our planet ever taken.
The 1st 'major lunar standstill' in more than 18 years is about to occur. Here's how to see it.
A major lunar standstill is about to occur. The phenomenon happens every 18.6 years when the moon rises and sets at its most extreme points on the horizon, while also climbing to its highest and lowest point in the sky.
