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The scarred surface near the North Pole of the Moon as captured by one of the cameras of NASA's LRO probe. The first step of the researchers was to decipher the two-dimensional images in an attempt to understand how many pits and depressions there are in these areas, what their possible depth is and what proportion of their surface is permanently shaded NASA /GSFC/ASU

The frozen side of the moon

A new study by Weizmann Institute of Science scientists and their research partners in the USA indicates that at least some of the water on the moon may be trapped in much more accessible places - in pits and small depressions.
Is it possible to reconstruct the Earth's magnetic history using glacier samples?

The Earth's magnetic history is written in ice

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The area where the Genesis spacecraft will land on the moon, in the northeastern part of the "Sea of ​​Calm" not far from Apollo 15 and 17. Courtesy of Prof. Oded Aharonson, Weizmann Institute

Genesis will land in the "calm sea" on the moon, not far from the two Apollo spacecraft

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A unique mirror system ("retro-reflector") provided by the space agency NASA will allow scientists to measure with great precision the distance between the Israeli spacecraft "Bereshit" and the NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon. Photo: NASA

The scientific mission of the Israeli spacecraft to the moon

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Orion Nebula. Photo: NASA. Processing: shutterstock

Low orbit - an ULTRASAT satellite based on Israeli technology, will scan the sky in the ultraviolet range

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The "face on the moon" is very prominent in this shot from the LRO spacecraft

Why does the face of the "man in the moon" always accompany us?

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