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NASA moon orbiter beams laser off Indian lander in historic 1st
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently bounced a laser off India's Vikram moon lander, marking a space-communications first.
The moon once had way more water than we ever imagined, lunar meteorite reveals
A new examination of a lunar meteorite revealed a mineral that could change our understanding of water on the moon, showing its crust was water-rich around 4 billion years ago.
There's lots of water on the moon for astronauts. But is it safe to drink?
A new moon water challenge from the United Kingdom and Canada asks participants to purify the liquid for safe drinking, in time for astronaut lunar landings later in the 2020s.
Full moon names for 2024 (and how they came to be)
REFERENCE Space.com's guide to the common full moon names, dates and times for 2024.
Crippled Peregrine moon lander expected to crash to Earth today carrying human remains
The private Peregrine moon lander's long journey is about to come to an end, back on its home planet.
Peregrine moon lander aims for 'safe' crash into Earth's atmosphere on Jan. 18
The ailing Peregrine moon lander is expected to crash into Earth's atmosphere on Jan. 18, a demise that its maker, Astrobotic, pledged to make as safe as possible.
Moon rock revelations could solve lingering lunar geology puzzle
High-temperature experiments conducted on Earth with lunar rock samples may have finally revealed how a unique type of rock was created and distributed on the moon.
Doomed Peregrine moon lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere — but we don't yet know where
The leak that stopped the Peregrine moon lander's attempt is nearly finished, but the Astrobotic mission is still on track to burn up above Earth instead of reaching its lunar destination.
