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Mysterious Lunar Base Hole Explained

2:14PM January 1, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

“We discovered a vertical hole on the moon,” says JAXA’s Junichi Haruyama. A mysterious tube so large and deep that it can shelter a future moon base. Until the creatures inside kill everyone, which is what happens in these cases. More »

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What Is This?

11:20PM June 23, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

“It’s so dark here. So cold. I’m about to die. So long, my friends.” More »

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Japan’s Satellite Crashes Into The Moon, Sends Back Footage Of Its Demise

1:10AM June 23, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Japan’s Selene satellite has been sending us amazing HD footage of the surface of the moon for a couple of months now, but on June 11th, it finally crashed into the surface. And its final video might be its best. More »

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Selene Captures Amazing Footage of Earth Eclipse

3:00AM February 27, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Selene—the Japanese lunar orbiter that is mapping the moon and searching for Nazis—has captured one of the most stunning views of Earth from the Moon, one in which you can’t see it: A penumbral eclipse.

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