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The Moon’s Hidden South-Pole Darkness Revealed for the First Time

A new mosaic image of the lunar south pole — compiled from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter’s ShadowCam — reveals terrain permanently shrouded in darkness for ...
USA Today

Moon's largest crater harbors secret on south pole where NASA astronauts will land

The moon's heavily cratered surface serves as a testament to how Earth's closest celestial neighbor has become a figurative magnet for space rocks during its 4.5 billion-year history. One of the best ...
The Boston Globe

On North Shore, woman with tires trains for a South Pole expedition

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — On a recent evening, Kassie Renard took a stroll to Singing Beach, and when she arrived at the sand’s edge, she saw her again — the woman with the tires. She’s become a common ...
Science Daily

The Moon’s south pole hides a 4-billion-year-old secret

A colossal northern asteroid impact billions of years ago likely shaped the Moon’s south polar region and explains its uneven terrain. Researchers found that the South Pole-Aitken Basin formed from a ...
Futurism

There’s Something Really Strange About the Moon’s Largest Crater, Where NASA Astronauts Are Due to Land

Scientists have found that we may have been wrong about how the Moon’s largest crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, formed roughly 4.3 billion years ago. As detailed in a new paper published in ...
New Scientist

The moon's largest crater didn't form in the way we thought

The moon’s oldest and largest crater didn’t form in the way astronomers thought, according to a detailed analysis of its shape, which would rewrite the moon’s early history. The South Pole-Aitken (SPA ...
Orange County Register

Lakers sign 2023 1st-round pick Nick Smith Jr. to two-way contract

EL SEGUNDO — On the eve of the team’s Media Day on Monday, the Lakers added a recent first-round pick to their roster. The Lakers announced on Monday morning that they signed 2023 first-round pick ...
Sports Illustrated

The Nick Smith Jr "era" in Charlotte was nothing but a pure disappointment

Nobody ever wants to admit they were wrong on a draft pick. In all of the fantasy football leagues I have participated in, I have continually whiffed on draft picks I thought were for sure going to ...
WYFF

Coroner releases name of driver killed in Greenville County crash

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Greenville County, South Carolina.According to troopers, it happened on Monday around 8:15 p.m. on Roper Mountain Road near ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Duke football LB Nick Morris Jr. exits game with injury: What we know

Duke football linebacker Nick Morris Jr. exited the Blue Devils' game against N.C. State early due to an injury. The 6-foot-3 fifth-year senior from Fairfield, Connecticut, went down with 2:02 left in ...
Condé Nast Traveler

The Latest Expedition Cruise Trend: Pole-to-Pole Itineraries

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