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Social media around the world lit up over the weekend, discussing the possibility that an asteroid (known as 2018 VP₁) could crash into Earth on November 2. It seemed only fitting. ...

Hidden pockets of water could be much more common on the surface of the moon than scientists once suspected, according to new research.

Hidden pockets of water could be much more common on the surface of the moon than scientists once suspected, according to new research led by the University of Colorado Boulder. In some cases, these tiny patches of ice might exist in permanent shadows no bigger than a penny.

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NASA's Artemis Program is planning to land astronauts on the moon's south pole. To prepare for this, NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) is creating the Lunar South Pole Atlas (LSPA). As part of that atlas, NASA is mapping the topography of the region, including the mountains.

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Everything you need to know for Season 4.

The Japanese Space Agency mission Hayabusa2 left its asteroid target, Ryugu, just a few weeks ago, after surveying the 1-kilometer-wide rock for the past year and a half. The spacecraft is heading back to Earth now, carrying several samples of the asteroid that will drop to Earth so scientists can study them in the lab.