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Moon
Europeans contemplating moon mission by 2025
ctvnews.ca - The Associated Press
PARIS - The ArianeGroup wants to send a scientific mission to the moon before 2025. Nearly 50 years after Neil Armstrong walked on the Earth's …
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Geophysics
Cloudless, Methane Rain Falls on Titan's North Pole - D-brief
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By Chelsea Gohd | January 21, 2019 11:25 am A near-infrared color image of Titan’s north pole, taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. A new study using …
Enceladus
Catalog Page for PIA10471
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Original Caption Released with Image: As the Cassini spacecraft began its August 2008 flyby of Enceladus, the spacecraft approached over the moon's …
Art Museums
Apollo's Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography
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Exhibition Overview On July 20, 1969, half a billion viewers around the world watched as the first images of American astronauts on the moon were …
Cape Canaveral
Company that will print 3D rockets approved to use Cape Canaveral launch facility
spaceflightinsider.com - Laurel Kornfeld
A rendering of what LC-16 could look like when Relativity Space modifies it for its rockets. Image Credit: Relativity Space Relativity Space, an …
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Magnetism
Do you know how long is a Saturn day?
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Scientists have the answer now, and say they found it hidden in the unique planet’s rings Ten hours, 33 minutes and 38 seconds. It takes only this …
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NASA
NASA and China collaborate on Moon exploration
thejakartapost.com - Ivan Couronne
The space agencies of the United States and China are coordinating efforts on Moon exploration, NASA said Friday, as it navigates a strict legal …
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Science
A team of scientists want to land a drone on Saturn's largest moon
futurism.com - Victor Tangermann
A Close-Up View We got our best glimpse of Saturn’s largest moon Titan when European Space Agency’s Huygen probe was successfully dropped off on its …
Stephen Curry
NBA star Steph Curry’s ‘Moon Landing’ sneakers sold for astonishing amount at auction
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A winning bidder paid $58,100 at a charity auction on eBay this week for NBA star Stephen Curry’s pair of signed, game-worn “Moon Landing” …
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Environment
Seeds on the moon started to sprout for the first time — but quickly died
inhabitat - by Perry Miller
China has taken a major step toward long-term space exploration. Earlier this month, the Chinese moon probe Chang’e 4 carried a container with …
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Star Trek
NASA's Cassini Saturn Probe Makes Cameo in 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2 Premiere
space.com - Sarah Lewin, Space.com Associate Editor
After blasting through the effects-heavy chaos of a "previously on" segment, viewers watching "Star Trek: Discovery" last night (Jan. 17) were …
Puget Sound, WA
Patti Payne: Museum of Flight's upcoming exhibition is one small step for Seattle
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The Museum of Flight is the last stop on a four-city tour for artifacts of the Apollo 11 mission.
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China
The First Plants on the Far Side of the Moon Freeze to Death
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The first plants grown on the moon are dead after rising temperatures scorched the fragile growth. The plants were grown as part of China’s Chang’e 4 …
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China
Why China’s plants on the moon died a premature death
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Chinese scientists said they had succeeded in growing the “first leaf” on the moon after photos sent home showed a sprouting cotton seed. ...
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China
We Have Very Sad News About The First-Ever Moon Plant
Science Alert - JON CHRISTIAN, FUTURISM
An irresistible story swept the world of science and technology journalism Tuesday when China's space program said that its Moon lander had sprouted …
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NASA
Relativity Space to launch from historic Florida site
Ars Technica - Eric Berger
"The government is not the enemy, they’re our friend." A company that aspires to 3D print almost the entirety of its rockets has reached an agreement …
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Demonstration
Japan Launches Meteor-Spawning Minisatellite, 6 Other Spacecraft to Orbit
space.com - Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
Japan launched seven spacecraft to Earth orbit today (Jan. 17), including a little satellite designed to create dazzling artificial meteor …
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Moon Landing
Experience first moon landings inside mobile planetarium in Lincoln
lincolnshirelive.co.uk - Dawn Hinsley
A visiting planetarium will allow audiences to take a tour of the stars and celebrate this year's 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. Apollo …
Bird Box
Why Steph Curry is like Buzz Lightyear
kron4.com - Darya Folsom
Video SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - Trending on today's KRON4 Morning Buzz -- why Steph Curry believes in the moon landing, Harden made a million and his …
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MLB All-Star Game
Ohio travel guide 2019: MLB All-Star Game, 'Shawshank' anniversary and other spots to hit on vacation
cleveland.com - By Susan Glaser
CLEVELAND, Ohio – From the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, there will be lots to celebrate in …
NASA
NASA’s Campaign to Return to the Moon with Global Partners
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The Moon is a fundamental part of Earth’s past and future - an off-world continent that may hold valuable resources to support space activity and …
Fake News
From Made in India to Make in India: Has India passed the #10yearchallenge?
indiatoday.in - Shifa Naseer
Ten years is a long time in the life of a country as chaotic, diverse and shape-shifting as India. That old adage that more things change the more …
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Moon
Here’s how Titan looks in infrared
earthsky.org - By Eleanor Imster
Saturn’s largest moon Titan is enveloped in a thick atmosphere, but the infrared camera on the Cassini spacecraft was able to reveal the moon’s …
Chicago Tribune
The Oscars
Inside an Oscar season of anger
Chicago Tribune - Kristopher Tapley
The furor that has flared around virtually every major Oscar rival this year has turned the ongoing awards season into a particularly ugly one. As the proceedings continue to devolve into a fit of collective
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European Union
Brexit defeat for Theresa May should mark turning point in British crisis
scmp.com - SCMP Editorial
The historic vote by British lawmakers on Theresa May’s Brexit deal was widely expected to result in defeat for the prime minister. But the …
Air Max
Nike Air Max 90 Mars Landing Mars Stone Magma Orange Release Date
sneakerfiles.com - Brian Betschart
Nike released the ‘Moon Landing’ Air Max Lunar90 SP back in 2014. Fast forward to 2019, Nike Sportswear will add another space theme on the Air Max …
Moon Landing
Making His Mark
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A Belfast artist designs the U.S. Mint’s commemorative moon-landing coin. Courtesy of the U.S. Mint As a kid at the beach, Gary Cooper had a knack for …
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News (China)
China Lays Out Plans for Four More Moon Missions
caixinglobal.com - By Ren Qiuyu, Wang Jiawen, and Zhang Titi
Space station slated for 2022, with moon research base and Jupiter mission also planned
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Liberal View
There's a tiny green plant growing on the far side of the Moon
dailykos.com - Mark Sumner
The Moon has been around for 4.53 billion years. In all that time, its surface has been absolutely barren of life — other than the twelve human …
Trevor Noah
L.A. Teachers' Strike, the Egg that Broke Instagram & China's Historic Moon Landing - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Video
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Los Angeles teachers go on a massive strike, a photo of an egg becomes the most-liked image on Instagram, and a Chinese probe lands on the dark side …