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In deference to President Trump's anti-DEI order, the space agency has removed a promise to send the "the first woman, first person of color" to walk on the moon aboard the Artemis III mission.
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The Cedar Park company's robot spent 14 days on the moon, the equivalent of one lunar day. Firefly says it's the longest commercial mission on the moon to date.
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The event marks the first time a commercial company has been able to actively operate on the moon and observe a total solar eclipse.
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As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to appear as if dipped in a deep red hue in a stunning celestial sight.
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The "blood worm moon," so named for the reddish hue of its glow and the time of year it's occurring, will be visible in every U.S. state.
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Commercial company Intuitive Machines has landed its second probe on the moon, but company officials say it isn't in the correct position. The same thing happened last time.
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The spacecraft will spend the next couple weeks helping NASA run science experiments on the lunar surface.
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The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.
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President Trump launched the Artemis program to return U.S. astronauts to the moon for the first time since Apollo. Now, the plan could be a casualty of the cost-cutting drive overseen by Elon Musk.
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The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.