Moon
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World
How the Solar Eclipse Affected Eid Timing
Some Muslim communities rely on a centuries-old method to determine when Ramadan ends: a crescent moon. That method was harder…
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Why Does Ramadan Start at Different Times in Different Places?
The exact start date of Islam’s holiest month depends on when local Islamic authorities declare the sighting of the new…
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Odysseus Moon Lander to Power Down, With Aim to Extend Time on Surface
The commercial spacecraft’s builder, Intuitive Machines, released new images from the moon’s surface as the company described plans to try…
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U.S. Moon Landing: How to Watch and What to Know
If all goes as planned, Odysseus, a private spacecraft, will touch down on the lunar surface on Thursday. It will…
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A Spacecraft Named Odysseus Prepares to Launch to the Moon, Again
A day after SpaceX called off the flight of a spacecraft from Intuitive Machines of Houston, the company is ready…
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A Spacecraft Named Odysseus Will Launch to the Moon: How to Watch
Intuitive Machines of Houston, the latest private company to attempt to carry NASA payloads to the lunar surface, will lift…
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American Company’s Moon Lander Disintegrates in Earth’s Atmosphere
The Astrobotic Peregrine spacecraft launched last week for a lunar landing, but a propulsion malfunction left it unable to complete…
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Books
When We Look at the Moon, We See Ourselves — Craters and All
In “Our Moon,” Rebecca Boyle elucidates how Earth’s closest neighbor makes us what — and who — we are.
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Vulcan Rocket Prepares for First Launch With Moon Lander Mission
Here’s what you need to know about United Launch Alliance and the robotic lunar spacecraft it is sending to orbit.
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New Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io Capture Infernal Volcanic Landscape
Juno, a NASA mission designed to study Jupiter’s origins, sent back new views of the most eruptive world in the…
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