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What is a blood moon?

By Elizabeth Howell, Scott Dutfield last updated

Reference It may look spooky, but a blood moon is just a trick of the light. Here we explain this phenomenon and tell you how and where to see the next one.

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A diagram of a private moon lander's trip to tlunar distance and the location of the moon at

Hobbled Peregrine moon lander limps to lunar distance as Astrobotic fights to keep it alive

By Mike Wall published

Astrobotic's Peregrine lander has made it out to lunar distance, a major milestone for the crippled craft — but a moon landing still doesn't seem to be in the cards.

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a gold metal orb/circle with other circles within, inside each are three bisecting lines. all tones of gold.

NASA's Lunar Retroreflector Network could make landing on the moon much easier

By Leonard David published

Landing on the moon may soon be much easier thanks to NASA's Lunar Retroreflector Array network being carried to the lunar surface on international and commercial landers.

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photo showing the silvery insulation of a spacecraft and the blackness of space in the background, with a possible sliver of earth in the upper right corner.

Fuel leak on ailing private Peregrine moon lander is slowing, Astrobotic says

By Mike Wall published

The propellant leak that has crippled Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander continues to slow, allowing the company to squeeze more science and engineering data out of the craft.

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The July Supermoon rises near the Kidston Island Lighthouse on Kidston Island, located in the Bras d'Or lakes in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada. Kidston Island is an uninhabited island in the Bras d'Or Lakes in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

Supermoon: What is it and when does it occur?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference A supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the moon's closest approach to Earth in its orbit. 2024 will experience four supermoons in a row.

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a few pieces of metal equipment can be seen on a spacecraft. most of the image is filled with the blackness of space

Private Peregrine moon lander powers up lunar payloads despite propulsion anomaly

By Brett Tingley published

Astrobotic's latest mission update on its Peregrine moon lander indicates that, despite a crippling propulsion system anomaly, the mission's payloads are working as planned.

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a green line cuts across the center, a small yellow sun is bisected in the middle. the large top half of a translucent centaur is seen, outlined in blue within to show the constellation

January's new moon welcomes Mercury as a 'morning star'

By Jesse Emspak published

The first new moon of 2024 occurs on January 11, leaving the skies dark for stargazers to find Mercury at its most visible during its greatest separation from the sun.

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side-by-side artist's illustrations showing a small space station (at left) and a close-up of the station's airlock (right).

UAE to provide airlock for NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station

By Andrew Jones published

The United Arab Emirates will build an airlock for NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station, and will get to send an astronaut to the outpost for the contribution.

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A graphic illustration showing an Intuitive Machines' lander on the surface of the moon with Earth in the background.

Private Peregrine moon lander failure won't stop NASA's ambitious commercial lunar program

By Monisha Ravisetti published

A radio telescope will fly to the moon on an upcoming private lunar lander.

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photo showing a spacecraft's shiny silver insulation, with the blackness of space in the background.

1st photo from crippled private Peregrine moon lander holds clue to anomaly

By Mike Wall published

The photo shows a disturbance in some of Peregrine's insulation, which is consistent with a problem in the moon lander's propulsion system.

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