Moon News
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Los Angeles -
On May 20, millions of people in the western region of the United States and the eastern part of Asia will get to see an extraordinary show. The solar eclipse will block out most of the sun and appear as a ring of fire.
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The Moon will offer a gigantic image on Saturday night when, half an hour after reaching its full phase, it will be at the closest point to Earth in its orbit.
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A triple conjunction of the Moon, the planet Saturn and the bright star Spica will occur on Thursday night (May 3) about an hour after sunset. The rare beautiful sight may be seen looking toward the southeast.
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The video discusses the possibility of a manned lunar base in the next 10 years. Russia is speeding up the space race and is also making future plans for Mars.
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Plans are zooming ahead for Russian scientists to send 2 lunar rovers to the Moon. Even more exciting, they are planning landing stations there after 2020.
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft's latest flyby of Enceladus, in orbit of Saturn, was its lowest pass yet of the moon's gushing south poles. New data is being analyzed, adding to the idea that this moon may even be capable of harbouring life.
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Fairfax -
Tonight Venus appeared brightly in the evening skies. Media reports said that Venus was highly visible during daylight hours earlier today for those who "knew where to look."
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Russia is planning a major space mission to the moon. A teen was arrested for comments written on Facebook. The homeless in Austin were recently recruited to become walking WiFi hotspots. These are the top stories on DigitalJournal.com.
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Russia's space agency is planning to send probes to visit Mars, Jupiter and Venus and also to put a man on the Moon, all by 2030.
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Sky-watchers are in for a celestial treat on Monday with four planets poised to appear in conjunction after sunset. The planet Jupiter will be visible with the moon in the western sky after sunset.
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Moon Headlines
Assessing Newt Gingrich's Moon vision
A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth.
Full moon occurs on Saturday night when moon is closest to Earth in its orbit.
The global hunt for Nasa's missing moon rocks
A Nasa spacecraft detects oxygen around one of Saturn's icy moons.
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Moon Blogs
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"Dark Shadows" fails it light up the box office in what could be called a disappointment for some, but, truthfully, it...
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Once again, we're letting you know what articles are trending today. Lots of important news, including some weird...
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A "Supermoon" is the coincidence of a full moon (or a new moon) with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth...
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There has now been a pleasant surprise two weeks in a row at the box office. It comes from the same film, too. That...
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When I saw the title "How the Hippies Saved Physics - Science Counter-culture and the Quantum Revival" by David Kaiser...
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