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Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.
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The Moon Is Lopsided, and a Rare Lunar Rock May Help Explain Why
The near side of the Moon, which faces the Earth, is thinner, while the mysterious far side is crammed with thick layers of dust and metal.
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I explored NASA's secret moon lab
Sometimes I look at the Moon and realize how little I actually know about it—what it's made of and how it formed. In this video, I explore NASA's Johnson Space Center and their top-secret lab that houses Moon rocks.
NASA is closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4 after scientists identified a potential lunar impact path in 2032. While it won’t destroy the Moon, the event could reshape its surface and change how future lunar missions are planned.
If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic collision could produce debris “up to 1,000 times above ...