Space photo of the week: The last sight you see before dying on the moon
The final act of the Blue Ghost lander's busy two weeks on the moon was to send back sunset shots featuring Earth and Venus.
A Lunar Lander’s Busy Day: Eclipse Photos and Rock Collecting
The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...
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Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t try to look for it
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely ...
As the spring equinox arrives, a look at the season’s celestial delights
Spring brings a dramatic change to Washington’s sky this year. The bright planets that have kept us company over the long ...
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Hold the Moon and touch Mars at the Natural History Museum’s new exhibition Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?
A once-in-a-lifetime experience; nowhere else in Europe can visitors touch a fragment of the Moon, snap a selfie holding a ...