lunar
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In 1944, on the eve of the lunar new year, the newlyweds moved to Hengyang, a city of 300,000 souls lying in the path of Japan’s planned military offensive, Operation Ichi-Go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Those changes may have practical consequences for future lunar exploration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The finding also demonstrates how useful NASA's long-running lunar observations are for tracking changes on the Moon as the agency works toward a sustained human presence and greater scientific and commercial activity there.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
During a partial lunar eclipse, as experienced in the UK, the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Moon to temporarily move into the Earth's shadow.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
From here it was an easy step to name our lunar module Eagle, but the command module was a more difficult choice.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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