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Moon

An Apollo 11 astronaut installs a seismometer on the lunar surface. Footprints are visible in the lunar regolith, and the seismometer is a shiny device about the size of a kitchen table.
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Fiber-Optic Networks Could Reveal the Moon’s Inner Structure

by Elise Cutts 3 April 202414 May 2024

Distributed acoustic sensing offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional seismic arrays, and building such a network on the Moon might be possible.

People gathered under a palm tree watching a solar eclipse.
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Total Eclipse of the Sun

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 26 March 202426 March 2024

Things are looking up as millions of North Americans prepare to be dazzled by a celestial spectacle.

North America as seen from space.
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Eclipse Science Along the Path of Totality

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 March 202426 March 2024

When a total solar eclipse sweeps across the United States on 8 April, scientists and enthusiasts alike will be there to document it.

A ring of yellow light in an otherwise black sky.
Posted inFeatures

The End of the Eclipse

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 26 March 202412 February 2025

Scientists are studying how the Earth–Moon distance has changed over time, and what effect that change might have had on our planet. Future changes will extinguish total solar eclipses entirely.

Photo of a spacecraft with the Moon surface in the background.
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Commercial Lander Touches Down on Moon

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 22 February 20244 March 2024

The first Intuitive Machines lunar mission carries/carried six scientific payloads from NASA to contribute to the Artemis Program.

A gold-foiled lander sits on the slope of a lunar crater.
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Japan’s SLIM Spacecraft Lands on the Moon

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 19 January 202426 January 2024

The mission hopes to advance space exploration using a lightweight lander and a high-precision landing system.

A side view image of topography near the Moon’s south pole
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Mapping the Moon to Shield Astronauts from Radiation

by Sierra Bouchér 4 January 20244 January 2024

Scientists are charting landing spots that offer future lunar astronauts protection from the Sun and deep space.

Luna de la Tierra
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La Luna es incluso más antigua de lo que los científicos pensaban

by Matt Hrodey 7 December 20237 December 2023

¿Cómo se formó la Luna y cuántos años tiene? La datación más precisa hasta el momento del satélite más grande de la Tierra determinó que es mucho más antigua de lo que se pensaba previamente.

A view of the lower body of an astronaut carrying tongs and walking on the surface of the Moon
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Here’s How Artemis Astronauts Will Navigate on the Moon

by Saima May Sidik 30 November 202321 March 2024

The next wave of lunar explorers is headed to terrain that promises to be both stunning and challenging. Here’s how they’ll cope with some of the difficulties they’ll encounter.

Earth’s moon
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The Moon Is Even Older Than Scientists Thought

by Matt Hrodey 6 November 202313 September 2025

How did the Moon form and how old is it? The most precise dating yet of Earth’s largest satellite found that it is much older than previously thought.

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