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Beaver moon to dazzle skies in this year’s last supermoon: When to watch

This supermoon will reach its peak brightness on Friday at 4:29pm Eastern Time (21:29 GMT).

Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2024

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago

Volcanic rock dated back to 4.2 billion years

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024

China Tests Building Moon Base With Lunar Soil Bricks

China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the station's bricks could be made from the Moon's own soil.

International Business Times · Nov 15, 2024

‘The most expensive photos ever taken’: the space shots that changed humanity’s view of itself

Taken at 28,000km/h and costing billions of dollars, the first ever photos taken by astronauts are on show at Paris Photo. For Nasa print dealer Daniel Blau, they are proof that nothing is impossible when nations collaborate

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

Artemis 2's Orion capsule goes into altitude chamber to prep for 2025 moon mission (photo)

Today, an altitude chamber. Next year, the moon.

Space · Nov 14, 2024

Blue Origin stacks huge New Glenn rocket ahead of 1st launch (photo)

Blue Origin showed off its New Glenn rocket after its two stages were mated in the company's Florida facility. The new rocket could take off on its maiden flight as soon as November.

Space · Nov 14, 2024

The Leonid meteor shower is peaking as the supermoon wanes – what you need to know

The shower will last for the rest of the month

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

Could a supernova ever destroy Earth?

When stars explode as supernovas, they can cause serious cosmic carnage. Is Earth in any danger from any nearby stars?

Space · Nov 14, 2024

All astronauts on the ISS are in 'outstanding health': NASA's chief medical officer debunks tabloid rumors

Both Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are in good health on the ISS, NASA confirms, despite tabloid rumors suggesting otherwise.

Space · Nov 13, 2024

SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch — and it's wearing a banana (photos)

SpaceX just rolled the upper stage of its sixth Starship megarocket out to the pad to gear up for its test flight, which is scheduled for Nov. 18.

Space · Nov 13, 2024