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An author's impression of a moon rover from the Canadian Space Agency.

Canada wants your help to name its 1st moon rover

By Elizabeth Howell published

Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine.

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An astronaut walks on the moon with a rover behind them

Moon landing quiz: How quickly can you name all 12 Apollo astronauts that walked on the moon?

By Ben Turner published

Quiz Just 12 people — all American men — have walked on the moon. Can you name all of them in six minutes?

Quiz
earth and asteroid

Earth's '2nd moon' escapes our planet's orbit — will it ever return?

By Ben Turner published

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.

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An illustration of an asteroid orbiting above the blue Earth with the moon in the background

Scientists trace origin of Earth's mysterious 'minimoon' days before it escapes into space for 30 years

By Harry Baker published

A new study reveals that the asteroid 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for 2 months, may have a "lunar origin." However, it is about to break free from our planet, making it tricky to tell for sure.

Asteroids
An image of the Moon's cratered surface in rainbow colors

China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise

By Stephanie Pappas published

Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the far side reveal.

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A photograph of the full moon, looking yellow against a purple sky

Beaver Moon 2024: See the final 'supermoon' of the year rise next to the 'Seven Sisters'

By Jamie Carter published

The year's fourth and final supermoon shines next to the spectacular 'Seven Sisters' stars this week. Here's how to see November's full Beaver Moon rise.

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An animation of an oblong moon passing over the sun

Perseverance rover watches 'googly eye' solar eclipse from Mars

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet's moon Phobos passed in front of the sun.

Mars
A black and white image of the moon's south pole

India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon's south pole

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India is eyeing a 2028 launch for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample-return mission, followed by an uncrewed lunar lander and rover in collaboration with Japan.

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A long-exposure photo showing many meteors streaking across the night sky

Most of Earth's meteorites may have come from the same 3 spots

By Conor Feehly published

Scientists say they've uncovered where the vast majority of Earth's meteorites came from.

Meteoroids
An image of the moon showing the elevation of its craters using rainbow colors

Scientists have dated the moon's oldest, and largest, impact site

By Stefanie Waldek published

The largest and oldest-known impact site on the moon is the South Pole-Aitken basin. Thanks to new research, scientists have dated the basin to the period between 4.32 and 4.33 billion years ago.

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