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"Miranda" moon of Uranus likely has an ocean and possibly life ...
Nov 3, 2024 ... Research suggests that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean.
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Earth's new 'quasi-moon' will stick around for thousands of years ...
Jun 27, 2024 ... Dubbed 2023 FW13, this asteroid is considered by experts to be a “quasi-moon” since it orbits the sun in the same time frame the Earth does.
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NASA is building a moon house that civilians can visit - Earth.com
Oct 5, 2023 ... The U.S. Space Agency recently has granted a pioneering construction firm $60 million to build a house on the moon by 2040.
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New theory emerges on how Earth got the Moon - Earth.com
Oct 2, 2024 ... The research suggests that a young Earth may have snatched the moon during a close encounter with a binary system.
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NASA's new "Gateway space station" will soon orbit the moon ...
Jun 7, 2024 ... Gateway is a next-generation space station that will orbit the Moon, enabling a wide range of research activities and serving as a vital staging point for deep ...
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Earth's second moon, a mini-moon, will be gone forever next week ...
Nov 3, 2024 ... On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.
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Moon cave found on Apollo 11 anniversary will shelter astronauts ...
Jul 20, 2024 ... Underground cave found on the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the moon, possibly ideal for future lunar astronaut habitats.
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NASA aims to build a train on the moon - Earth.com
May 13, 2024 ... NASA aims to build a train on the moon ... The concept of constructing a train on the moon might sound like a plot pulled from a science fiction ...
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May's brilliant full moon joins a giant red star named Antares - Earth ...
May 23, 2024 ... Size and characteristics. This massive star has a diameter approximately 700 times larger than our Sun, making it one of the largest known stars ...
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Our moon is drifting away, and Earth will never be the same without it
Jul 27, 2024 ... The moon has been drifting away from Earth for 2.5 billion years at a rate of 3.8 cm per year. This influences Earth's climate and days.
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