A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base "as soon as is practicable." Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory and proving ground,

The Moon is a crescent shape tonight.

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The impetus for establishing a "Lunar Surface Moon Base" is that America is in a space race with China.

A “red alert” involving the private Blue Ghost mission in lunar orbit a year ago highlights a growing number of incidents above Earth’s neighbor.

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Saharan dust and atmospheric filtering combined to give the moon a dramatic red hue.