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Lego-inspired 'space bricks' could help scientists design moon habitats. Here's how
By Rahul Rao published
How European Space Agency scientists are using Lego-inspired "space bricks" to design lunar habitats.
![sequence of four moon images showing different moon phases with the moon differing in it's percentage illumination from full moon to crescent.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u7ZgCG4z4G7zLBBKxDEv5W-320-80.jpg)
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
![two images side by side. one is a rusty circular device. the second is a box with two circles on it, with dials](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bTtUNKkYj6uxZb46v2ucUj-320-80.jpg)
This mysterious ancient computer has a 'calendar ring' that followed the lunar year
By Elizabeth Howell published
A hand-powered calculator from 2,000 years ago, known as the Antikythera mechanism, had a calendar ring that likely followed the lunar year.
![a cylindrical spacecraft stands up right in the desert above illustrations of the moon's surface on the ground](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yxwHd5csdyHoUgF7ebr9t6-320-80.jpg)
The moon on Earth: Astrobotic unveils 'proving ground' for future lunar missions
By Andrew Jones published
Pittsburgh-based company Astrobotic has unveiled a lunar testing ground to help prepare for a range of coming moon missions.
![Technicians remove the samples collected on the moon's far side from the return capsule of the Chang'e 6 lunar mission.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CEzEdUKdvmJ7nrYj2mKXKU-320-80.jpg)
China opens Chang'e 6 return capsule containing samples from moon's far side (video)
By Andrew Jones published
China's Chang'e 6 mission return capsule has been transferred to Beijing and opened to access its precious cargo — samples from the moon's mysterious far side.
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What happened to China's Chang'e 6 lander on the moon's far side?
By Andrew Jones published
The Chang'e 6 lander, which collected the first-ever samples on the moon's far side, apparently switched off after that material was launched off the lunar surface.
![a silvery-white spacecraft on the surface of the moon.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LEb2kLUkdpZay9QTj8srWS-320-80.png)
China returns samples from the moon's far side in historic 1st (video)
By Mike Wall published
China's Chang'e 6 mission has successfully returned samples from the moon's far side to Earth, notching another spaceflight first for the nation.
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China's Chang'e 6 probe will soon bring samples of the moon's far side to Earth — and scientists are getting excited
By Rahul Rao published
China's Chang'e 6 probe is scheduled to return to Earth on June 25, and scientists are starting to get excited about what its far side moon samples can tell us.
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The 1st 'major lunar standstill' in more than 18 years is about to occur. Here's how to see it
By Jamie Carter published
A major lunar standstill is about to occur. The phenomenon happens every 18.6 years when the moon rises and sets at its most extreme points on the horizon, while also climbing to its highest and lowest point in the sky.
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