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China’s Chang’e 5 Lunar Probe Finds First On-Site Evidence of Water on Moon

K.J.M. Varma 10/01/2022

The presence of water had been confirmed by remote...

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Oxygen on Just the Moon’s Top Layer Can Sustain 8 Billion People for 100,000 Years

John Grant 19/11/2021

The next big frontier in space exploration is finding...

FILE PHOTO: Stonehenge ancient stone circle is seen at dawn, near Amesbury, Wiltshire, Britain

Geological Analysis Explains Why the Stonehenge Megaliths Have Been So Durable

Will Dunham 05/08/2021

The sarsens are made of stone called silcrete that...

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First Estimate of Radiation on Moon’s Far Side Spells Alarm for Future Astronauts

Unnati Ashar 24/10/2020

Many missions have gone to the Moon before but...

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How the Chandrayaans Are Linked to the Discovery of Water on the Moon

Jatan Mehta 15/10/2019

For a long time, scientists were almost certain there...

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As Chandrayaan Surface Mission Ends, ISRO Needs Support, Constructive Criticism

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/09/2019

Only if we remember what our failures are –...

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The Story of Dust, Through Space and Time

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/11/2018

Unlike our search thus far for extraterrestrial companionship, we...