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55 Years Ago: Apollo 13, Preparations for the Third Moon Landing

As 1969, an historic year that saw not just one but two successful human lunar landings, drew to a close, NASA continued preparations for its planned third

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The Moon Is Much Older Than We Thought, New Research Suggests

The moon may be more than 100 million years older than previously thought, study finds

New study confirms the moon is older than we realized. Scientists have shown that a "remelting event" more than 4.3 billion years ago "reset" the internal clock of most lunar rocks, which has helped obscure the moon's true age.

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