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Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.
The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye
The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the far side.
Asteroid collision formed huge craters on Moon within minutes
A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago. Find out more here.
How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a matter of minutes,
Moon Grand Canyon carved out in less than 10 minutes by bullet-fast space rocks
Moon Grand Canyon carved out in less than 10 minutes by bullet-fast space rocks - Space rocks travelling as fast as a bullet carved out 2.6km trench in lunar surface
Asteroid collision carved 2 massive ‘grand canyons’ on moon in 10 minutes
The study suggests the canyons in “Schrodinger impact basin” were carved in under 10 minutes by debris from an asteroid or comet impact 3.8 billion years ago.
Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet
NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our ...
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Inside Project A119, America’s Top-Secret Plot To Detonate A Nuclear Bomb On The Moon During The Cold War
"You know what? The Moon's big enough that we can nuke it and land on it at the same time, so let's give this a shot." In 1958, the U.S. government plotted to show up the Soviets in the Space Race — ...
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What brand of golf ball did Alan Shepard hit off the moon? The world may never know
Carlos Villagomez owns a golf ball that he believes was flown to the moon. If indeed it was, he may also hold the answer to a ...
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Europe signs contract for its 1st moon lander, Argonaut
Argonaut is designed to deliver supplies, infrastructure and payloads to the moon. It could survive for five years on the ...
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NASA just gave these 9 companies $24 million to dream up Artemis moon mission tech
A bevy of space companies will lend a hand to NASA's moon goals under new contracts centered around the agency's upcoming ...
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Microwave Oven Tech Could Be Used to Melt the Moon's Surface Into Glass Lunar Habitats
An idea from a company called Skyeports that calls for the lunar surface to be melted into spherical glass structures was ...
When is the next full moon? Here's when you can see February's Snow Moon in Michigan
Look up at night during the middle of next week to catch a glimpse of February's full moon illuminating Michigan skies.
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Young ridges on Moon’s surface suggest that it is still active
Researchers found young ridges on the moon’s far side, proving it is still geologically active. The ridges formed in last 200 ...
Earth's mini-moon was the moon all along
PT5, which almost became a temporary mini-moon to Earth, was recently found to be a broken-off part of the moon itself. This ...
Trump Evicts Moon Rock From Oval Office, Returns It to NASA
Trump’s new decor of the Oval Office could reflect the president’s Mars-bias, chucking the lunar rock out of the White House.