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Returning to the Moon: The Apollo 14 Mission

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Returning to the Moon: The Apollo 14 Mission

In the wake of the disastrous Apollo 13, the revolutionary space program that had landed humans on the Moon was under threat of cancellation. To the politicians, the program’s high costs outweighed the potential for further scientific study. To the public, the Space Race had been won, and any further trips to the Moon seemed a mere postscript to Apollo 11’s triumph. To guarantee the program’s survival, Apollo 14 would not only have to be an unambiguous success, its scientific discoveries woul...

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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors: A Guide to Space Rocks in the Night Sky

March 31, 2025

Across the solar system, there are trillions of pieces of rocky debris leftover from the formation of the sun and our planets. These space rocks have many different names that are mistakenly used interchangeably, so if you’ve ever wondered what’s a meteoroid and what’s a meteorite, or the difference between an asteroid and a comet, we'll clue you in!