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The new tour highlights the mineral composition of the Aristarchus plateau, evidence for surface water ice in certain spots near the south pole, and the mapping of gravity in and around the Orientale basin.

NASA releases 'Tour of the Moon' in 4K

NASA has released a 'Moon tour' video that will make you want to go for a visit.

10 Apr 2018 6:47 PM

The Institute of BioAcoustic Biology conducted an analysis of the astronauts' voice patterns as they spoke about their encounters. (Photo: AP)

Buzz Aldrin confirms encounter with alien life

Apollo 11 astronaut 'passes lie detector test after recalling encounter with alien life' during historic 1969 mission to the moon.

09 Apr 2018 6:26 PM

This image is assembled from a series of January 2018 photos of Mars made by the Mars Curiosity rover. (AP File Photo, NASA)

Can we live in space? Can humans live on moon or Mars colony?

Tucked away in high-tech laboratories, a team of 30 researchers are studying new ways to keep humans alive on a potential moon or Mars.

30 Mar 2018 1:03 PM

A new moon describes the lunar phase when our satellite is positioned between Earth and the Sun. (Photo: Pixabay)

Upcoming new moon is the perfect time for stargazing

It's also invisible, because the sun is illuminating the side of the moon that always faces away from Earth.

12 Mar 2018 7:03 PM

The 23-feet wide replica of the moon features details of the surface of the moon using imagery from Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.

Moonstruck!

The artist is now collecting stories which revolve around the moon and comparing how they are similar or different from one culture to another.

04 Mar 2018 12:15 AM

A cloud of a vapourised rock called synestia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Moon formed from donut-shaped cloud of vapourised rock: study

Tests have shown that the Moon is far less abundant in many volatile elements that are relatively common on Earth.

01 Mar 2018 3:57 PM

The water appears to be present day and night, though it is not necessarily easily accessible. (Photo: Pixabay)

Water widely present across Moon's surface: study

The research also suggests that any water present on the Moon isn’t loosely attached to the surface.

25 Feb 2018 6:18 PM

Hawaii and Alaska had the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia.

Lunar showstopper: Super blue blood moon awes and wows

The moon put on a rare cosmic show — a red blue moon, super big and super bright.

01 Feb 2018 9:07 AM

The moon turns a reddish hue as it passes through the earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse as seen in Gauhati, India.

First Super Blue Blood Moon in 35 years

NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037.

31 Jan 2018 9:08 PM

If you miss this one, the next blue Moon total lunar eclipse will happen on December 31, 2028.

There's a "super blue blood Moon' on the rise

The blood red colour happens when the Earth enters between the Moon and the Sun, cutting off light rays that brighten the lunar surface.

31 Jan 2018 5:46 PM

This rare natural phenomenon is expected to take place on 31st January,2018. (Representational Image))

Blue moon lunar eclipse predicted to happen on 31st January

This rare phenomenon is expected to occur after 152 years and the next one is expected to come only around 2028.

03 Jan 2018 2:51 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Full moon linked to increased risk of bike crashes

Momentary distraction is a common contributor to road traffic deaths.

13 Dec 2017 7:36 PM

This 1969 photo released by NASA shows a boot print made by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump wants to send man back to Moon, on to Mars

Past presidents have also proposed returning to the moon and missions to Mars, Budget constraints derailed their plans.

12 Dec 2017 9:09 AM

Evidence of more massive accretion onto the Earth than previously thought after the Moon's formation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Moon-sized body likely delivered gold to Earth: NASA

The team determined the total amount of material delivered to Earth may have been 2-5 times greater than previously thought.

06 Dec 2017 2:53 PM

Researchers combined visible-wavelength and infrared data to produce an image color-coded for surface temperatures of this moon, which has been considered for a potential future human-mission outpost.

NASA's Mars Odyssey probe captures first image of moon Phobos

The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter observed Phobos on September 29.

08 Oct 2017 6:15 PM

Details, such as how much the new ideas will cost, were scant and outside experts said they've heard grandiose plans before only to see them fizzle instead of launch.

Pence pledges that US will go to the Moon, Mars and beyond

Space industry leaders say they and NASA are building the spaceships to get there.

07 Oct 2017 9:37 AM

When one looks up at the Moon, dark surfaces of volcanic basalt can be easily seen to fill large impact basins. Those seas of basalt, known as maria, erupted while the interior of the Moon was still hot and generating magmatic plumes that sometimes breached the lunar surface and flowed for hundreds of kilometers.

Moon once had an atmosphere: NASA study

A NASA study has found that the Moon had an atmosphere about three to four billion years ago.

06 Oct 2017 12:51 PM

Musk said if you build a ship capable of going to the moon and Mars, why not use it for high-speed transport here at home.

SpaceX: Rocket for moon, Mars and NY-to-Shanghai in 39 mins

A seat should cost about the same as a full-fare economy plane ticket, he noted later via Instagram.

30 Sep 2017 9:02 AM

Astrophysicists create music from Saturn’s moons, rings

Cassini has been collecting data while orbiting Saturn since its arrival in 2004 and is now in the throes of a final death spiral.

31 Aug 2017 4:11 PM

Phases of Monday's total solar eclipse as seen in Madras, Oregon, among the first places to experience the celestial phenomenon. (Photo: AFP)

Moon trolls sun on solar eclipse

Millions of people watched the first coast-to-coast total eclipse in the United States in nearly a century.

22 Aug 2017 8:11 AM

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