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Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
Goodnight room, goodnight moon. The Hera spacecraft, speeding on to an asteroid, took a look back at Earth's moon — and in a new animation, you can see our neighbor shrinking as Hera flies away.
Moon waves goodbye to Hera
As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense departed its homeworld, it looked back to Earth to show the moon orbiting around ...
The Icy Crust of Saturn’s Moon Titan Could Be Hiding Secrets to Our World and Life Beyond It
A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...
Spacecraft watches lonely Earth and moon fade into the distance
The European Space Agency's Hera mission captured imagery of Earth and the moon shrinking as the spacecraft was en route to the asteroid Dimorphos.
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India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon's south pole
Chandrayaan-4, which aims to collect roughly 6.6 pounds (3 kilograms) of lunar samples from a water-ice-rich area near the ...
The Bioceramic MoonSwatch MISSION TO EARTHPHASE Celebrates the Splendor of the Earth as Seen from the Moon
The Bioceramic MoonSwatch MISSION TO EARTHPHASE celebrates our two nearest celestial bodies, the Earth and the Moon. Swatch's ...
Space on MSN2d
See the moon snuggle up to Venus after sunset tonight
Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest ...
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Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?
A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...
New Study Explains How Saturn’s Moon Titan Could Be Home To Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...
Astronomy on MSN2d
Here are the nine sites where Artemis 3 might land on the Moon
NASA has identified nine locations near the Moon’s south pole for the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17.
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Earth's second moon, a mini-moon, will drift away in a few days and never return
On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.
Asteroid Apophis Will Endure Quakes and Surface Shifts During 2029 Earth Flyby
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.