Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.
Moon Grand Canyon carved out in less than 10 minutes by bullet-fast space rocks
Moon Grand Canyon carved out in less than 10 minutes by bullet-fast space rocks - Space rocks travelling as fast as a bullet carved out 2.6km trench in lunar surface
Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes
The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power of the Colorado River. Close to the moon's south pole are two canyons each comparable in size to the Grand Canyon that were born in a much different process.
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the far side
How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a matter of minutes,
Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon
The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were carved by bullet-fast moon rocks.
The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye
The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.
Blue Origin spacecraft successfully simulates moon’s gravity: See video of launch
Blue Origin's famed New Shepard spacecraft simulated the moon's low gravity on board its capsule during a brief flight ...
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Blue Origin mimics moon gravity on 1st-of-its-kind New Shepard research rocket launch (video)
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China plans to send a flying robot to search for water on the moon’s far side
China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the ...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mimics the moon’s gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has given NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity without straying too far from home.
Blue Origin launches suborbital spacecraft capable of mimicking the moon's gravity
Blue Origin launched a spacecraft that can simulate lunar gravity into suborbital space during a research flight from West ...
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Private moon spacecraft just took a breathtaking snapshot of Earth
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, is flying laps ...
Can ocean-floor mining oversights help regulate space debris and mining on the moon?
Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...
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The World’s First Moon Data Center Is Launching — Here’s What It Means
In 2024, Lonestar tested the world’s first software-defined data center around the moon’s orbit. Now, they want to send it to ...
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SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe 'Lunar Trailblazer' on Feb. 26
Lunar Trailblazer is part of a growing list of probes and landers heading toward the moon to search for water ice.