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The world's first view of Earth from the moon — Space photo of the weekOn Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth that predated Apollo 8's famous color "Earthrise" by over two years.
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Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there's life on Earth today, new studies hintEarly Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint.
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10th time lucky! SpaceX's Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacksSpaceX's Starship rocket has finally reversed its fortunes.
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A rare 'black moon' rises this weekend: What is it, and what can you see?Saturday's new moon is a seasonal "black moon" — a rare phenomenon that occurs once every 33 months. Here's what that means and why it's a great night for stargazing.
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A real-life Pandora? Newfound 'disappearing' planet in our neighboring star system could have a habitable moon, just like the Avatar moviesThe recent discovery of a potential gas giant circling the nearby star Alpha Centauri A has led to speculation that it may be orbited in turn by a habitable moon that could support life, just like in the "Avatar" movies.
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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: The 2 brightest planets will 'kiss' early Tuesday morningVenus and Jupiter will meet in a conjunction in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 12. Here's everything you need to know to spot the two brightest planets at their best.
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NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, aiming to establish such a power outpost by 2030, according to Politico.
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The full 'Sturgeon Moon' rises this weekendIn a rare skywatching treat, you can see August's full Sturgeon Moon rise soon after sunset on both Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10.
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NASA spacecraft snaps images of lunar transit and Earth eclipse on the same day — see the photosThe Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on July 25 — the first when the moon passed between it and the sun, and another when Earth did the same.
