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NASA Moon tech taps into Earth’s GPS from 225,000 miles away in a historic first
On March 3rd, at 2:00 AM Eastern time, history was made. LuGRE successfully acquired and tracked signals from GPS and Galileo ...
Ill-Fated Moon Lander Unexpectedly Woke Up and Sent One Last Message
The lander ended up on its side in a shallow crater in the Moon’s Mons Mouton region, 820 feet (250 meters) from its targeted ...
Why was the moon shades of red, orange and yellow last night? Here's what causes a "Blood Moon."
There was an opportunity Thursday night to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in ...
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Why NASA Wants to Build Weather Stations on the Moon
The moon has always been a source of fascination for humanity. Its silvery glow has inspired poets, scientists, and dreamers ...
NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 not a threat to Earth. But the moon is still in the region of uncertainty
NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in 2032 through recent calculations. The moon ...
NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time
“On Earth we can use GNSS signals to navigate in everything from smartphones to airplanes,” Kevin Coggins, deputy associate ...
'Stranded' NASA astronauts are finally heading home – but what can being in space for so long do to your health?
An eight-day mission has turned into a nine-month space stint for two NASA astronauts who are finally set to come home. But ...
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Understanding the Illusion That Makes the Moon Appear Bigger Than It Is
The moon illusion is a scientific term used to describe what happens when when the moon appears bigger sometimes, and smaller ...