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The moon might still have active volcanoes, China's Chang'e 5 sample-return probe revealsChina's Chang'e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago.
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How to watch the 'Harvest Supermoon' get eclipsed by Earth tonightSeptember's full Harvest Moon will drift into Earth's shadow for a partial eclipse on Sept. 17. It is also the second of four consecutive supermoons this year, making our natural satellite look bigger and brighter than usual.
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The oldest evidence of Earth's atmosphere may be hiding in rocks on the moonThe moon hasn't had a magnetic field for 4.36 billion years. That means it could hold fragments of the ancient Earth.
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Supermoon Blue Moon 2024: Top photos from around the worldAugust's full moon was the first of four supermoons this year. We've rounded up some of the best photos worldwide.
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'A single magma ocean' once covered the moon, data from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggestsThe moon was once engulfed by a massive magma ocean, analysis of geological samples collected by India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests.
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See the moment the blue supermoon 'gobbled up' Saturn in epic astrophotography imageOvernight on Aug. 20-21, the full 'Sturgeon Supermoon' briefly occulted, or passed in front of, Saturn, snuffing the ringed planet's light from the sky. An epic new astrophotography image captures the entire spectacle from start to finish.
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The blue supermoon will 'swallow' Saturn tonight — here's when the rare 'lunar occultation' beginsHere's everything you need to know to see the moon as it occults, or passes completely in front of, the bright planet Saturn tonight.
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Why is a 'once-in-a-decade' Supermoon Blue Moon happening twice in 2 years?A 'once in a blue moon' event might not be as infrequent as you think.
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Tonight's 'Sturgeon Moon' will be the 1st 'blue supermoon' of 2024: Here's how to see it at its biggest and bestThe year's first supermoon is also the third full moon in a summer that includes four, making it a 'blue supermoon'. Here's how to see August's full Sturgeon Moon rise.
