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Scientists suspect there's ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the US and beyond are searching for it

Some dark craters on the Moon are never exposed to light − ice could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions, and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission marked a big step toward finding it.

Scientists suspect there's ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the US and beyond are searching for it
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Earth may have had all the elements needed for life within it all along − contrary to theories that these elements came from meteorites

Scientists analyzing isotope ratios have found that many of the elements that make up life could be left over from Earth’s formation.

Earth may have had all the elements needed for life within it all along − contrary to theories that these elements came from meteorites
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From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow.

From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024
Science|Technology

Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages

Projects under NASA’s CLPS program will probe unexplored questions about the universe’s formation.

Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages
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As the Taurid meteor shower passes by Earth, pseudoscience rains down – and obscures a potential real threat from space

Get past the fake science, and the Taurid meteor shower foreshadows what could, one day, pose a troubling scenario.

As the Taurid meteor shower passes by Earth, pseudoscience rains down – and obscures a potential real threat from space
Science|Technology

The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new study shines light on its history

An extreme heating event may have interfered with scientists’ attempts to figure out the Moon’s age by dating lunar rock samples.

The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought − a new study shines light on its history

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