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The tides are getting stronger thanks to the shifting continents

Earth

The tides are getting stronger thanks to the shifting continents

The ocean tides are the strongest they have been for millions of years, and they will get stronger for several million years to come – because of the position of the continents

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Earth

Moon’s weird pull could help predict deadly volcanic eruptions

Features

Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrected

Space

Lunar X Prize to put a rover on the moon has been resurrected

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Illustration showing Moon Express probe against lunar backdrop

Space

Google-sponsored race to the moon has ended without a winner

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Space

2018 preview: Return to the moon as eight missions are planned

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Trump directs NASA to send astronauts to the moon and then Mars

Space

Trump directs NASA to send astronauts to the moon and then Mars

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Moon’s explosive birth drove iron deep into Earth's core

Space

Moon’s explosive birth drove iron deep into Earth's core

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A moon base

Space

It was always crazy to shoot for Mars before colonising the moon

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Space

Lunar volcanoes and lava lakes gave the early moon an atmosphere

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Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022

Space

Elon Musk’s new plans for a moon base and a Mars mission by 2022

SpaceX aims to launch spaceships to Mars within five years with a new rocket design that could also be used on Earth to make rapid around-the-globe trips

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Space

Google-sponsored private moon race delayed for the fourth time

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Space

Chris Hadfield: We should live on the moon before a trip to Mars

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Space

I watched the eclipse with scientists hunting the sun’s secrets

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Space

America's total eclipse: The best guides to how to prepare

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