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moon stories: 48 news summaries

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1 Small Disc, 1 Giant Message

Disc with messages of peace lies in moondust

Nov 17, 07 10:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A tiny disc carrying messages of peace from world leaders has been lying in a small pouch on the moon since 1969, reports Space.com. Space historian Tahir Rahman's new book We Came In Peace For All Mankind tells the story of how the disc came to be there—and... More »

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NASA • astronauts • moon • peace • Apollo missions • moon landings

China Launches 1st Lunar Probe

Plans to land astronaut on lunar surface by 2020

Oct 24, 07 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - China launched its first lunar mission today, beginning its gambit to be the third country to put a man in space. The Chang'e-I probe fired into space unmanned, but the lunar orbiter should earn China’s space program respect—and lucrative contracts, Bloomberg reports. China next plans to land a... More »

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China • NASA • space exploration • European Space Agency • space • moon • Chinese space program • Discovery space shuttle

Japan Sets
Its Sights
on the Moon

China, India lead race to put unmanned craft on lunar surface

Oct 9, 07 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Japan is officially joining the ranks of countries intent on lunar exploration. The country plans to land an unmanned rover on the lunar surface "in the middle of the 2010s," a government official announced today. China and India have already announced plans to place a spacecraft on the... More »

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space exploration • Japan • moon

From Tokyo With Love: Japan Launches 1st Lunar Probe

Mission to rival
Apollo program

Sep 14, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Japan began its first trip to the moon today, launching a lunar probe that will spend a year orbiting Earth’s natural satellite. In what the Japanese call the most complex moon mission since America’s famous Apollo program, Selene will study the body’s origin and evolution, the BBC... More »

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Japan • space • Apollo • moon • Kaguya

Google Offers $30M for Private Moon Missions

Tech giant bills contest as one small step for private industry

Sep 13, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google announced its own search today: It will award $30 million to private firms whose robotic spacecrafts successfully reach the moon and perform specific lunar tasks. The BBC reports that the search giant hopes to encourage low-cost space exploration. The first-place winner will receive $20 million, second place gets $5... More »

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Google • Apollo • space flight • moon • spacecraft • prize

Russia Shoots For the Moon

Cash-strapped space agency aims to send a man to the moon by 2025

Sep 3, 07 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia has announced a plan to put a man (or woman) on the moon by 2025, reports ABC. The cash-strapped Russian space agency also plans a permanent moon base and a Mars mission. "The Russians have some big ideas, but their space program is coming up slowly from being... More »

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Russia • NASA • space exploration • Mars • space • moon • Russian Space Agency

Western US Awaits Total Lunar Eclipse

Early birds who look to the skies will get an eyeful on Tuesday

Aug 26, 07 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Western US will get a celestial treat early Tuesday morning: a total lunar eclipse. Residents of the Western Hemisphere and eastern Asia will get at least a glimpse of the spectacle, but Europeans will miss out—the moon will be below the horizon. Space.com tells you how to... More »

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astronomy • space • Earth • lunar eclipse • stargazing • eclipse • moon

Full Moon Injuries Just a Myth: Scientists

Austrian researchers miss chance to weigh in on werewolves

Aug 1, 07 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another of life's mysteries has been cleared up—a crack team of scientists has found no link between accidents and the full moon. Experts analyzed 500,000 industrial accidents to arrive at the myth-busting conclusion, the AP reports. Says an Austrian government astronomer, "The full moon does not unfavorably... More »

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accident • full moon • myth • mystery • werewolf • moon

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