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Russia, China to sign agreement on international lunar research station – SpaceNews

Russia opts for lunar project with China over continued cooperation with ISS partners beyond LEO HELSINKI — Russia is preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding with China to cooperate on a vision for an international lunar research station. “Roscosmos has completed domestic proceedings to harmonize the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the […]

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International Space Station shares pics of full Moon taken from space. ‘Mesmerising,’ say netizens – it s viral – Hindustan Times

Images taken of different celestial bodies in space can cause many to awe in wonder. These striking pictures of the Moon shared along with a post by the International Space Station… Images taken of different celestial bodies in space can cause many to awe in wonder. These striking pictures of the Moon shared along with […]

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Every Year NASA Simulates Our View of the Moon for the Upcoming 12 Months. Here’s 2021, Hour by Hour | Universe Today

There’s no real reason most of us need to know what the Moon will look like on any particular day at any particular hour next year. No reason other than intellectual curiosity, that is. So if you have a healthy supply of that, then you’ll enjoy NASA’s latest contribution to staring at the internet and […]

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Lunar base: How NASA’s moon water discovery could support human habitats

On Monday, agency researchers announced they had detected abundant water on the Moon’s surface, trapped in small icy pockets throughout the lunar soil. The signals were detected by NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, also known as SOFIA. Taken together, the water is equivalent to a 12-ounce bottle per cubic meter of lunar soil, they estimate… More […]

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A ‘Black Moon’ and a meteor shower: There’s a lot happening in our sky

There’s a “Black Moon,” rising tonight according to Space.com. Sounds sort of like a song title, doesn’t it? It’s not, but it’s a pretty cool happening, even if you, likely, won’t be able to see it. At least, according to Space.com, you won’t be able to get a glance because it will be invisible to our eyes […]

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