the moon
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NASA Names Private Companies That Will Help It Send Science Experiments To The Moon
NASA announced the names of companies who’d be able to bid on contracts for lunar exploration projects as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services at a press conference today.
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There’s Water Ice On The Moon, But Less Than Expected
A team of researchers has spotted the signature of water ice in permanently cold traps near the Moon’s poles, a new paper reports.
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Moon Could Have Been Habitable Once, Scientists Speculate
The Moon today is not habitable. It’s covered in potentially killer dust and seemingly dry as a bone. But though it seems wild to think, a new perspective wonders: What if the Moon used to be friendly to life?
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Simulated Moon Dust Kills Cells And Alters DNA, Signalling Trouble For Future Lunar Colonists
Astronauts hoping stay on the moon for long-term missions have another reason to worry about moon dust: It could be quite harmful if inhaled, as demonstrated in a new study.