NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission has flown past the moon
21 November 2022
After blasting off on the enormous Space Launch System rocket, NASA's Orion capsule has flown within 130 kilometres of the lunar surface as it prepares to enter orbit
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The moon may never actually have had a strong magnetic field
4 August 2021
We used to think that the moon had a strong magnetic field like Earth's, but a new analysis of rocks collected by the Apollo missions suggests that previous signs of magnetism came from asteroid impacts instead
How many moons does Earth have?
30 April 2021
The moon is Earth’s only permanent natural satellite, but other objects could be considered honorary moons.
Moon craters hint huge asteroids bombarded Earth 800 million years ago
21 July 2020
Craters on the moon show it was probably bombarded with asteroids about 800 million years ago, which also rained down on Earth and could have plunged the planet into an ice age
NASA has found the remnants of India’s Vikram moon lander
3 December 2019
In September, India’s attempted moon landing ended in a crash, but the debris was lost. Now NASA has pinpointed where the Vikram lander smashed down
Chris Hadfield: We should live on the moon before a trip to Mars
23 August 2017
The next stage of our push into space should be setting up home on the moon, says astronaut Chris Hadfield, who warns a rush to Mars would be deadly
