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Planets, meteor shower, and a Buck Moon: Astronomical events for July 2026
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Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA's lunar outpost?
NASA is engaging industry partners to determine the operational requirements and infrastructure needs for permanent human habitation on the moon.
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Elon Musk’s plans to colonize space launches this year, and Tesla robots will be the first residents
Elon Musk has outlined objectives to colonize the Moon and Mars using SpaceX transport and Tesla robotic labor.
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Elon Musk Claims SpaceX Will Send ‘Thousands’ Of People To The Moon And Mars In Next Ten Years
SpaceX has unveiled an expansive blueprint for extraterrestrial expansion involving Mars colonization, lunar transport, and AI-driven infrastructure.
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NASA seeks research volunteers to spend a year on a simulated mission to Mars or the Moon
NASA is recruiting volunteers for a year-long residence in a simulated space habitat to study deep-space travel conditions.
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Artemis II astronauts reunite with their moonship 3 months after record-breaking flight
Three months after their record-setting lunar mission, the Artemis II crew has returned to Kennedy Space Center to reconnect with their spacecraft.
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Moon and Saturn conjunction to be visible to the naked eye on Tuesday
Observers can look for a conjunction of the Moon and Saturn visible to the naked eye this Tuesday night.
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NASA administrator: "We are very much in a space race right now" against China
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman warns that the U.S. is currently engaged in a high-stakes space race against China to land on the Moon.
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NASA says it will isolate volunteers from the outside world for a year
NASA is seeking volunteers to undergo a year of isolation in a simulated environment to prepare for missions to the Moon and Mars.
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NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon
NASA is considering deploying a spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface to support preparations for a moon base.
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Biologists Want NASA to Build a Quarantine Lab for Alien Germs on the Moon
Biologists urge NASA to construct a quarantine lab on the Moon to safeguard Earth from potential alien pathogens.
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Watch: Venus disappears behind the moon in stunning timelapse of rare, daytime lunar occultation
A rare daytime lunar occultation has occurred, with timelapse footage capturing Venus disappearing behind the moon.
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Massive underground structure discovered beneath the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken basin
Scientists have identified a massive underground structure beneath the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin, the oldest and largest crater on the lunar surface.
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NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities for Moon, Mars Rovers
NASA's ERNEST rover prototype has completed a significant desert test, advancing lunar and Martian exploration capabilities.
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A lunar meteorite found in northwest Africa has been shown to record evidence of an asteroid impact on the Moon 3.5 billion years ago, matching independently dated impacts on Earth and on the asteroid 4 Vesta from the same period, at the moment life on Ea
A lunar meteorite from northwest Africa reveals a massive asteroid impact on the Moon 3.5 billion years ago, coinciding with the dawn of life on Earth.
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Look up! The moon and Venus will stage a rare daytime disappearing act today
Astronomical event sees the moon eclipse Venus in broad daylight.