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  Keep this tweet away from your children's reach: Trump trolled after he claims moon part of Mars

  World | June 08, 2019 14:23 IST

  Jokes, witty one-liners and memes flooded Twitter soon after Trump's tweet started doing the rounds.

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  Focus on Mars, defense, science: Trump blasts NASA over plans for moon return by 2024

  World | June 08, 2019 8:54 IST

  NASA awarded three companies a total of $253.5 million to begin bringing the science and technology necessary to take humans back to the moon in a program dubbed “Artemis.”

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  Eid-ul-Fitr 2019 Moon Sighting: India to celebrate Eid on June 5; UAE, Saudi Arabia celebrate today

  Lifestyle | June 04, 2019 20:59 IST

  Australia, Pakistan have announced that they will observe Eid ul-Fitr 2019 on Wednesday, June 5.

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  Formation of Moon brought water, made life possible on earth: Study

  Science | May 22, 2019 11:55 IST

  The Moon was formed when Earth was hit by a body about the size of Mars, also called Theia. The study showed that Theia comes from the outer solar system, and it delivered large quantities of water to Earth.

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  Formation of Moon brought water to Earth: Study

  Science | May 22, 2019 11:25 IST

  The Earth is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilises the Earth's axis.

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  Dark smudge, about 10 meters wide: Israeli spacecraft Beresheet's crash site spotted on Moon

  Science | May 17, 2019 8:33 IST

  NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) took the impact site image from 90 km above the surface.

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  Moon gradually shrinking and causing earthquakes, has become 150 feet 'skinnier': Study

  Science | May 14, 2019 8:51 IST

  The first seismic activity on the Moon was measured by the Apollo astronauts in the 1960s and 1970s, which found out that vast majority had occurred deep in the body's interior while a smaller number were on its surface.

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  Exploring uncharted territory: ISRO eyeing to launch Chandrayaan-II rover in Moon's south pole for the first time

  Science | May 03, 2019 23:45 IST

  Looking to explore a uncharted territory, space agency ISRO will attempt to launch a rover of Chandrayaan 2 in the lunar South pole for the first time. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan, till date nobody has made an attempt to land a rover in the region. It has been only near the equator of the Moon.

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  Space rock hit Moon during January's total eclipse

  Science | May 02, 2019 14:48 IST

  A space rock collided with the Moon at a speed of 61,000 kilometres an hour during the total lunar eclipse in January this year, excavating a crater 10 to 15 metres across, scientists say. 

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  China's Chang'e-4 probe switches to dormant mode

  Science | April 13, 2019 10:46 IST

  According to the measurements of Chang'e-4, the temperature of the shallow layer of the lunar soil on the far side of the Moon dropped to as low as minus 190 degrees Celsius.

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  Israeli spacecraft crashes in attempt to land on moon

  World | April 12, 2019 8:04 IST

  "We definitely crashed on the surface of the moon," said Opher Doron of Israel Aerospace Industries.  

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  Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA's laser instruments to Moon

  Science | March 25, 2019 15:29 IST

  India's lunar mission Chandrayaan 2, scheduled to launch next month, will carry NASA's laser instruments that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, according to the US space agency officials.  

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  NASA to study Moon samples from Apollo missions

  Science | March 13, 2019 19:04 IST

  By studying these precious lunar samples for the first time, a new generation of scientists will help advance our understanding of our lunar neighbour

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  NASA proposes budget of $21 billion to reach Moon, Mars. Read details

  Science | March 12, 2019 17:57 IST

  Aiming to put astronauts back on the Moon, reach Mars and beyond, NASA has proposed a budget of $21 billion -- nearly six per cent more than last year -- to the Donald Trump administration.

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  PM Modi, S Korean Prez Moon hold 'constructive' talks on trade, defence and security

  Politics | February 22, 2019 11:49 IST

  PM Modi was accorded an official reception at the Blue House, the executive office and official residence of the South Korean President in Seoul.

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  NASA unveils roadmap for putting astronauts on Moon in 2028

  Science | February 17, 2019 18:46 IST

  Bridenstine on Thursday laid out the space agency's plan to support the development of commercial hardware capable of landing astronauts on the moon, the GeekWire reported.   

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  Chinese satellite sends image of moon's captures rear side

  Science | February 06, 2019 20:56 IST

  Earlier in January, Chang'e-4 lunar probe became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the far side of the moon.

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  Scientists find Earth's oldest rock on Moon

  Science | January 25, 2019 20:20 IST

  The rock was subsequently mixed with other lunar surface materials into one sample.  

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  NASA to collaborate with China for Moon exploration

  Science | January 20, 2019 15:50 IST

  The US space agency held discussions with the China National Space Administration (CNSA) last month to explore the possibility of observing a signature of the landing plume of their lunar lander, Chang'e 4, which landed on the Moon earlier this month.  

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  Asteroid collision with Earth, Moon increased in last 290 mn years | Watch video

  Science | January 20, 2019 8:49 IST

  The team studied the surface of the Moon using thermal data and images collected by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), and compiled the ages of all lunar craters younger than about a billion years.