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The Soviet moon rocket that exploded weeks before Apollo 11

In July 1969, just weeks before Apollo 11 reached the Moon, the Soviet Union attempted to launch its massive N1 lunar rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Designed as the USSR’s answer to the Saturn V ...

NASA Updates Odds Of A City-Killer Asteroid Smashing Into The Moon In 2032

NASA has announced that the asteroid known as 2024 YR4, a space rock roughly the size of a 20-story building, no longer poses a threat of crashing into the Moon during its close approach in 2032.

SpaceX's Starship could launch in March. Here's what we know

We've entered the third month of 2026, and the Starship rocket has yet to make its debut this year. Here's what Elon Musk's ...

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell remembered as decorated NASA astronaut

Those were the now-famous words of NASA Capt. James A. "Jim" Lovell Jr., one of America's most decorated astronauts and the mission commander for the ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13. Lovell rephrased a ...
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NASA abruptly changes its roadmap to putting boots back on the moon

NASA on Friday announced an abrupt change to its pathway to getting astronauts back on the lunar surface, opting to add in an additional crewed test flight before attempting to ...
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The Soviet moon rocket that exploded like the end of the world, N1’s 1969 Baikonur disaster

In July 1969, as Apollo 11 closed in on the Moon, the Soviet N1 moon rocket collapsed back onto its launch pad and unleashed one of history’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions. From declassified ...
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Moon sighting is a key part of Muslim life – how the lunar cycle determines the start of Ramadan and Eid

The Moonsighters Academy was funded by a Science and Technology Facilities Council Spark award. Emma L Alexander receives funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Counci for her research at ...
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When is the next full moon 2026? Where will the blood moon be visible

Today's new moon phase of the annual Lunar New Year will give way to a rare celestial phenomena during the next full moon of 2026 when the March worm moon turns into a dramatic fiery red blood moon ...
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5 Sci-Fi Shows That Take Place In A Future That Has Already Passed

While some sci-fi goes a different route — for instance, "Star Wars" famously declaring itself to have actually taken place a long time ago — the genre tends to be focused on the future. That's what ...
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Erratic Elon Musk Tells Employees to Build Massive Catapult on Moon

As Elon Musk tries to sweep his Mars ambitions under the rug like an embarrassing teenage phase, he’s now shifting focus to the Moon — with no less eye-brow raising ideas. Sci-fi readers already know ...
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SpaceX is leaning into the moon. Here's why.

Elon Musk wants to build a "self-growing city" on the moon. It comes a year after he said "the moon is a distraction." Musk has said he wants to bring humans to both the moon and Mars. He also ...