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Wingsuits swoop over Los Angeles during supermoon night sky

Los Angeles had a special flypast to mark the coinciding of the final supermoon of the year and the spring equinox.

22/03/2019

World News

Final supermoon of the year will light up the sky this Wednesday

The final supermoon of the year will light up the sky on March 20-21. It will occur only a few hours after the spring equinox.

19/03/2019

USA

Toyota's moon rover concept is a high-tech, six-wheeled 'lunar RV'

The proposed vehicle represents a big improvement over NASA's Apollo-era moon buggies.

14/03/2019

Israel

Israel to take 'digital bible' into space and leave it on the Moon

The privately funded venture will include a copy of the Bible and Israel's national anthem.

21/02/2019

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Dancing dragons and lions ring in Lunar New Year in Argentina

Dancing dragons and lions helped ring in a colourful and fun-filled Lunar New Year in Buenos Aires on Saturday.

03/02/2019

World News

Asteroids are crashing into Earth more often than before, study finds

Asteroids are crashing into Earth more often than before but don't worry, there's no immediate danger — the next one is set to cross our paths in more than 800 years.

18/01/2019

China

Watch: China releases video showing far side of the moon

The Chang'e-4 probe landed on January 3. It was the first to ever land on the dark side of the moon.

11/01/2019

World News

Lunar eclipse 'Blood Moon' coming soon and is last one until 2021

A total lunar eclipse will be visible in western Europe on January 21.

09/01/2019

China

China lands rover on dark side of the moon

China becomes first nation to land rover on dark side of the moon

03/01/2019

USA

NASA to privatise lunar deliveries, use moon as gateway to Mars

NASA has selected nine American companies to develop technologies for lunar deliveries launched from Earth.

30/11/2018

USA

5-kilo lunar meteorite ‘The Moon Puzzle’ up for auction

The rare meteorite, which was discovered in northwest Africa, has been dubbed the largest chunk of moon rock ever put up for auction.

16/10/2018

World

Astronomers may have found first moon outside Earth's Solar System

Astronomers believe they may have found the first compelling evidence for a moon outside of our Solar System - orbiting a gigantic planet 8,000 light years from Earth.

04/10/2018

World

NASA reaches landmark 60th anniversary

NASA, America's Space Agency, started operating exactly 60 years ago today - 1st October, 1958. And little over a decade after its founding, it put men on the moon for the first time.

01/10/2018

World News

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to become first space tourist

Maezawa is scheduled to travel to the Moon in 2023 on board SpaceX's Big Falcon Rocket.

18/09/2018

World

SpaceX reveals identity of first private passenger on moon flight

SpaceX revealed the identity of the first private passenger who has signed up to go to the moon.

18/09/2018

World News

Musk’s SpaceX signs up first private passenger to fly around the moon

The company will reveal who is flying and why on Monday.

14/09/2018

World News

Missed the lunar eclipse? Take a look at our photo gallery

Missed the lunar eclipse? Take a look at our photo gallery.

27/07/2018

World News

Skywatchers ready for 'blood moon'

Skywatchers ready for 'blood moon'

27/07/2018

World News

Total lunar eclipse on July 27: What you need to know

The longest total lunar eclipse of the century will take place on July 27 and Europe is in prime position to admire the spectacle.

23/07/2018

United Kingdom

Giant moon disappears en route to Austria

A British artist has launched a social media campaign to find his 7-metre replica of the moon, which disappeared in the post.

22/07/2018