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New contest lets you name Earth's 1st 'quasi-moon' for free. Here's how to enter.
LiveScience· 1 hour agoHave you ever wanted to name a part of the solar system? Well now's your chance: A new contest will let a lucky participant name one of Earth's "quasi-moons." Anybody can submit a potential ...
Details of national flag unfurled on moon revealed
China Daily· 14 hours agoChinese scientists overcame a number of challenges to develop the special national flag, made of basalt fibers, that was unfurled earlier this week by the lander of the Chang'e ...
Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal
SPACE.com· 4 days agoThe Europa Clipper mission, which aims to reach Europa by 2030, is stacked with a number of...
Scientists to Search Moon Dust for Supernova Clues
ExtremeTech· 2 days agoIt doesn't help that supernovae are fairly rare, occurring only about once per century in our own galactic neighborhood. Scientists are left to piece together this ferocious ...
China's historic Chang'e 6 moon landing brings 'space race' into sharper focus
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt’s the first time any space agency has tried to return samples using remote-controlled spacecraft,...
Intricate lava trails on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io seen from Earth (image)
Space via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMonitoring Io's volcanic activity, which have likely pockmarked the world for most (if not all) of...
China’s Chang’e-6 probe lifts off with samples from moon’s far side in historic first
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoChina’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe departed from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step...
Chang'e 6 probe's far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit, China says
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe two spacecraft of the Chang'e 6 mission met and docked in orbit over the moon on Thursday (June...
China stakes claim on "dark side" of moon
Newsweek· 2 days agoThe ascending component of the lander detached and headed to its specified orbit at 7:38 a.m. Beijing time, the China National Space Administration...
China's far-side Moon mission begins journey back
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoSpace officials have had to use a satellite to direct and maintain communications with the Chang'e-6 craft. China aims to be the first country to bring...
