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Scientists Say There's Over a Trillion Dollars of Platinum Waiting to Be Extracted From the Moon's Craters
Platinum Researchers have suggested that there could be over $1 trillion worth of platinum lurking under the surface of the ...
‘Never quit the lunar quest’ was this moon mission’s motto. Here’s its tragic tale
This week, uncover the fate of the latest lunar lander to attempt touchdown on the moon’s surface, see a tower of worms, ...
Spacecraft set for a high-stakes lunar landing attempt this week took months to reach the moon. Here’s why
Japan-based company Ispace will attempt to safely land its Resilience spacecraft on the moon this week after the lunar lander ...
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The Moon once had magnetic fields as strong as Earth’s
The moon may be silent and still today, but billions of years ago, it likely crackled with magnetic activity. Though the moon ...
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Two stunning conjunctions will light up the night sky this month. Here's how to see Mars and Mercury 'kiss' the moon
This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...
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A private Japanese spacecraft failed on its way to the moon’s surface
A Japanese lunar lander called Resilience failed to softly touch down on the moon’s surface on June 5. The spacecraft’s status is currently unknown after Tokyo-based company ispace lost communication ...
Japanese Company’s Moon Lander Has Crashed
The loss of the Resilience spacecraft by Ispace repeated a crash into the moon in 2023 of the company’s first robotic lunar landing mission.