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Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dies

Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died aged 97.

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The recent return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams from an unexpectedly prolonged mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) marks yet another milestone in humanity’s evolving relationship with space.

Plants are growing in moon soil

“We first asked the question of whether plants can grow in the regolith. And second, how might that one day help humans have an extended stay on the Moon.”

Scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on Moon

A team led by Northern Arizona University (NAU) scientists used data from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) spacecraft to understand how quickly iron nanoparticles form on the moon over time.