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The moon drifts about an inch and a half farther from Earth each year

The Moon is slowly leaving. Each year it spirals about an inch and a half farther from Earth, roughly 3.8 centimeters, a pace ...
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Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts say.
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NASA study suggests Earth microbes could survive inside the Moon’s deep shadows

Researchers have found that some Earth microbes may be able to withstand conditions inside the Moon’s darkest regions.
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NASA finds Earth microbes could survive on the Moon

NASA scientists found that microbes brought by astronauts could survive in cold, shadowed niches around the Moon’s South Pole ...

Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on August 31

As of Monday, Aug. 31, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in Waning Gibbous phase, with 89% of its surface ...
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What phase is the Moon in on August 28, 2026? Here’s what you can see tonight

According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, the date of August 28 will see a Full Moon. In this phase of the Moon, we can see its ...