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Most planets that have the potential to host life have one side always facing their sun.
The new study seems to confirm that molten magma covered the Moon’s surface shortly after its formation.
What’s so special about a supermoon? Hardly anything. There are better things to observe in the night sky, according to a professional astronomer.
The far side of the Moon has a very different composition from the near side − so researchers are eager to see what stories these samples will tell.
It’s a fundamental requirement for life on Earth. But how does water exist on such a forbidding world as the Moon?
People are drawn to human interest stories and negative information.
The Moon was formed after a collision ejected rock from the early Earth.
The caves would protect astronauts from meteorite strikes and cosmic radiation.
Liquid water, breathable air and a sustainable food supply are three of the essentials Mars would need for people to live comfortably there.
China wants to build a lunar base with international partners, just as the US does.
It’s not a competition, but if it were, Saturn would be winning.
There’s intense competition between the US and China to establish bases on the Moon.
The Sun will be at its most explosive right around the time NASA plans to put people back on the Moon.
The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes − can these two interests coexist?
China’s Change'6 is going to explore the Moon’s far side and bring back precious lunar soil for scientists to study.
China’s new mission could answer longstanding questions about the Moon.
Astrophysicist Jacco van Loon joins us on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
The monument’s ancient connection to the skies may run even deeper than we realised.
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.
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Honorary Fellow at University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
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Podcast host, The Conversation
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
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Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
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Assistant Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Director of the Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University
