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Crewed lunar mission must launch by 2025 to avoid deadly solar storms

Space weather conditions are set to take a turn for the worse midway through the 2020s, which might pose problems for a planned crewed mission to the moon

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The moon from space

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How many moons does Earth have?

Michael Collins

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Michael Collins: Apollo 11 pilot and 'loneliest man ever' dies aged 90

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Weird lava flows reveal the moon’s insides may be wetter than expected

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Weird lava flows reveal the moon’s insides may be wetter than expected

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Kilometre-high concrete towers on the moon could power a lunar base

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China’s Chang’e 5 mission has returned samples from the moon to Earth

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China’s Chang’e 5 mission has returned samples from the moon to Earth

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China's Chang'e 5 is bringing back the first moon rocks in 44 years

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China's Chang'e 5 is bringing back the first moon rocks in 44 years

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China's Chang'e 5 probe is the start of a new era of lunar exploration

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China's Chang'e 5 probe is the start of a new era of lunar exploration

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Long March 5 rocket

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China has launched its most advanced mission to the moon yet

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NASA confirms there is water on the moon that astronauts could use

Two studies of water on the moon have confirmed that it may be more abundant and accessible to astronauts than previously thought

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The moon had a magnetic field that helped protect Earth's atmosphere

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Radiation exposure on the moon is nearly three times that on the ISS

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Health

The moon really may have strange effects on our health

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Katherine Joy: Uncovering the secrets of the moon

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