A review of archives suggests that efforts to protect Earth from contamination by any organism brought back from the lunar surface were mostly for show.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
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NASA Picks Blue Origin-Led Group to Build Moon Lander for Artemis V Mission
After losing out to SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company will get a chance to carry astronauts to the moon’s surface.
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When the Culture Wars Came for NASA
The naming of the James Webb telescope kindled an unexpected firestorm in the agency and across the wider scientific community.
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The Biggest Explosion in the Cosmos Just Keeps Going
For three years, telescopes have monitored “one of the most luminous” events ever: a supermassive black hole consuming a gigantic cloud of interstellar gas.
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Saturn Adds 62 More Moons to Its Count
If all the objects are recognized by scientific authorities, the ringed giant world will have 145 moons in its orbit.