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WATCH: Moon's Fiery Five-Million Year History In Three Minutes

Posted 03.15.2012

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How did the 'man in the moon' take shape? A new NASA video on lunar evolution explains the process, from the moon's beginnings as a ball of magma to t...

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Apollo 11 Site Glimpsed Again In Image From NASA Satellite

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 03.13.2012

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“It has a stark beauty all its own.” Those are the words Neil Armstrong used to describe the lunar landscape shortly after becoming the first man ...

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Up on the Roof, Part 2

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 11.17.2011

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Zoe P. Strassfield

Galileo could probably see more stars from Florence than we could from Boston, but I had a feeling his sense of relaxation in turning to the skies after a long day was probably similar to my own.

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If I Could Gift Wrap the Moon: A Teachable Moment for the Lunar Eclipse

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Goldstein

If you've never done it, or you haven't recently, just take out a simple pair of binoculars and look at the Moon. Do it with your children. Teach them an appreciation for what's in their sky.

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Yesterday's Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings Back Memories of Apollo 11

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jeff Goldstein

July 20th is coming. It will be the 40th anniversary of the first human footprints on another world, and I lived it.

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