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A rendering of a Moon Express spacecraft

Space

Google-sponsored private moon race delayed for the fourth time

Competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize now have until 31 March 2018 to land a spacecraft on the moon

News

Tethered satellites could see the moon’s weird swirls up close

Space

Tethered satellites could see the moon’s weird swirls up close

News

Moon’s magnetic field lasted twice as long as we thought it did

Space

Moon’s magnetic field lasted twice as long as we thought it did

News

Illustration showing Moon Express probe against lunar backdrop

Space

Robotic landers could start mining the moon as early as 2020

News

China's Long March 5 rocket sits on the launch pad

Space

Rocket failure may delay China’s space station and moon missions

News

The moon's surface

Space

Our young moon’s supersonic winds made waves in its magma ocean

News

apollo 11 launch

Space

Old Scientist: Space travel? Waste of money

Regulars

TV Apollo 8

Space

First mission to the moon: The real lesson

Culture

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