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Chandrayaan 2 launch
News in Brief Planetary Science
India’s first lunar lander is on its way to the moon
India’s Chandrayaan 2 mission just launched, hoping to become the first Indian spacecraft to land on the moon.
By Lisa Grossman | 5:36am, July 22, 2019
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Science Visualized | Planetary Science
Night-shining ‘noctilucent’ clouds have crept south this summer
By Carolyn Wilke | 10:00am, July 16, 2019
Buzz Aldrin on the moon
Feature | Planetary Science
Accolades, skepticism and science marked Science News’ coverage of Apollo
By Christopher Crockett | 6:00am, July 16, 2019
Lisa with moon rocks
Feature | Planetary Science
How NASA has kept Apollo moon rocks safe from contamination for 50 years
By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, July 15, 2019
Apollo 15 lunar module
Feature | Planetary Science
Apollo astronauts left trash, mementos and experiments on the moon
By Maria Temming | 6:06am, July 15, 2019
an image showing several Apollo 11 anniversary books
Reviews & Previews | Planetary Science
Celebrate the moon landing anniversary with books that go beyond the small step
By Science News | 6:00am, July 14, 2019
Hayabusa2 touching down on Ryugu
News | Planetary Science
Hayabusa2 may have just snagged bits of asteroid Ryugu’s insides
By Lisa Grossman | 10:38am, July 11, 2019
Astronomicum Caesareum moon image
Science Visualized | Planetary Science
See how visualizations of the moon have changed over time
By Cassandra Willyard | 6:00am, July 10, 2019
crescent moon
Essay | Planetary Science
Ancient humans used the moon as a calendar in the sky
By Rebecca Boyle | 8:00am, July 09, 2019
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News in Brief | Planetary Science
With Dragonfly, NASA is heading back to Saturn’s moon Titan
By Maria Temming | 6:16pm, June 27, 2019
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