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The Soviet Luna program, designed for lunar research and mission planning, ran from 1959 to 1976. On...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 8: Sagittarius’ Little...
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A pioneer mission in astrometry – the measurement of the position, distance, motion, brightness, and color of...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 7: A lunar...
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On August 12, the New Moon’s shadow will fall over a portion of Earth’s surface. When that...
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Meterorite ALH 84001 fell to Earth from Mars about 13,000 years ago, landing in the Allan Hills...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 6: Mercury moves...
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Friday, August 7The Moon passes 5° north of Uranus at 1 P.M. EDT. The pair is visible...
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NASA launched its Mars rover Curiosity inside the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on Nov. 26, 2011. Complete...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 5: Iapetus at...