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A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire ...

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With humans slated to return to the moon this decade, NASA has been testing new lunar vehicles in simulated low gravity.

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Is the black moon really black? Everything to know about the rare black moon and when to watch the rare celestial event.