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Dr. Mark Garlick an illustrator and astrophysicist created this moonscape depicting a lunar elevator docking at a terminal on the Moon s South Pole, a liquid mirror telescope, and a bulldozer mining for helium-3, some of the exciting technologies featured in the American Museum of Natural History s new exhibition Beyond Earth: The Future of Space Exploration. AMNHMark Garlick On November 19th, the American Museum of Natural History invites visitors to imagine what may be next in space exploration

Call me crazy, but I went on a date two weeks after my double mastectomy. Thanks to the painkillers, half the time I thought I was on the moon.

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Who will be next to get to the moon? Maybe China

Nereus, a remotely operated vehicle, is set to travel to some of the deepest and coldest parts of the sea to find out exactly how our aquatic environments are changing--and how to fix it. Humans have stepped foot on the moon more times than we've been to the deepest floors of our oceans. As science looks to survey new species, prospect minerals, and monitor how climate change is altering the depths, engineers need to find new ways to get us there, or at least send our mechanical eyes and ears.

"There's a reason we've never gone back to the moon," teases the poster for the new horror sci-fi flick "Apollo 18." The movie claims to reveal decades-old footage of astronauts on a secret mission two years after Apollo 17 -- the last real expedition to the moon -- flew in 1972. (Without giving away anything that isn't in the trailer, lunar aliens apparently share some blame for our 40-year absence from the moon.) In actuality, NASA did prepare for Apollos 18, 19 and 20.

I’m writing from a restaurant in the Mexico City airport, a plate of spicy fajitas in my belly.

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NASA and DARPA are combining forces to create a program that will have humans traveling to Alpha Centauri in 100 years.

Shielded from Earth-bound eyes, the far side of the moon is home to a rare set of dormant volcanoes that changed the face of the lunar surface, a new study finds.

Think humans are at the top of the food chain? Not quite, in parts of Africa.

With all of the discussion about future U.S.

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We Earthlings owe a lot to the moon, and not just for its romantic appeal. The moon locks in Earth's tilt, which would otherwise be a bit wobbly.