South Korea's space agency has released new images of the moon to mark the anniversary of the launch of its first moon probe.
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About a day after the New Moon conjunction, the Moon becomes visible again. The initial period, as only the thinnest sliver of aCrescent Moonbecomes visible, used to be called New Moon, while the darkest phase was called Dark Moon. This traditional definition of the New Moon is still in u...
Since the Chang'e-4 probe made the first-ever soft landing on the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon on January 3 last year, it has been working for nearly a year and a half, and returned new images of the lunar surface. CLEP Photo Based...
Howl at the Moon Illustrate Get Published! A Letter from Luna Beautiful as YOU! Ursulasays her friendScout, 11, WA is a Beautiful Girlbecause . . . of the stories she writes, how she’s always been my friend and shared every thing with me and the imaginary games we used to play whe...
New Geologic Map of Moon Released The world's first comprehensive geologic map of the moon to a scale of 1:2,500,000. (PHOTO: Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences) By Staff Reporters The world's first 1:2,500,000 scale map of the entire moon is now a reality....
So near, so far. Unseen by us, the New Moon passes close to the Sun in the sky every month. But it only occasionally passes in front of the Sun and produces an eclipse. WARNING: Never look directly at the Sun. ©iStockphoto.com/JoyTasa ...
The combination of the relay satellite Queqiao-2 and the Long March-8 Y3 carrier rocket is vertically transferred to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 17, 2024. (Photo by Huang Guochang/Xinhua) ...
A water sign, Pisces plunges the depths and expanses of intuition and compassion. During the new Moon on March 10, 2024, you can simply feel rather than figure things out. (Photo: gogoloji | Getty) It’s also important to be fully present with yourself on this new Moon. Limit your ...
Here's the official photo description per NASA and NatGeo: "Shrouded in permanent darkness, the interior of Shackleton crater near the moon's south pole is revealed in this stunning mosaic. The crater itself was captured by ShadowCam, a NASA instrument designed to peer into the shadowy parts ...