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moon crater

‘Strawberry Moon’ at its peak
The full moon in June reached its peak fullness on 3 June at 11:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)…
10 June 20231 min read
NASA’s Juno spacecraft makes closest flyby of Jupiter’s Io
The Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter's volcanic moon Io on Tuesday, 16 May, its closest flyby to date, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
20 May 20231 min read
Earth’s cosmic companion enters new moon phase
The brightest and largest object in Earth's night sky has just entered a new moon phase on 18 May, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)…
19 May 20231 min read
‘Like the Moon’: Astronauts flock to Spanish isle to train
Kneeling on the edge of a deep crater, astronaut Alexander Gerst uses a chisel to collect a sample of volcanic rock which he carefully puts inside a white…
12 November 20223 min read
NASA readies for Saturday Moon rocket launch attempt
The stars appear to be aligned for NASA's Moon rocket to finally blast off on Saturday, 3 September with weather forecasts favorable and technical issues that…
2 September 20222 min read