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China aims to put astronauts on moon

December 30, 2011
China puts its stamp on manned lunar missions, while emphasizing peaceful use of space.

NASA’s Grail probes nearing moon

December 29, 2011
NASA says its twin Grail space probes were on course to arrive back-to-back at the moon after a 3 1/2-month journey.

Dishing up a moon landing from Down Under

December 14, 2011
Near a small town in eastern Australia, a huge radio telescope explores space and the travels of spacecraft. During a recent trip down under, CNET stopped by.

Good morning, moon: Supersized lunar eclipse Saturday (video)

December 10, 2011
Drag yourself out of bed tomorrow morning for this, if you're in the Western United States. There won't be another total lunar eclipse until 2014.

NASA: Anyone seen all the moon rock we’ve lost?

December 9, 2011
Space agency declares that over 500 pieces of moon rock and other space substances are unaccounted for.

NVIDIA Tegra Powers Rover That Will Land on the Moon

December 6, 2011
Anyone thinking that the Tegra platform wasn't going to make a name for itself anywhere outside the smartphone and tablet market would be dreadfully wrong. In fact, that would be particularly wrong to say since the technology might end up going beyond the confines of our little planet. ...

Russian Mars moon probe unfixable, set to crash

November 22, 2011
Russian officials on Tuesday acknowledged that the chances of fixing a space probe bound for a moon of Mars that got stuck in Earth's orbit are close to zero, Russian news agencies reported.

Giant asteroid to get closer than moon

November 5, 2011
Never mind the recent spate of satellite showers; an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier is sailing toward Earth, NASA says. But don't run for the hills just yet.

Granny: NASA scared me into returning moon rock

October 24, 2011
The sting was at Denny's. NASA agents safely recovered a tiny sliver of moon rock from a grandmother who says her late husband received it from Neil Armstrong--and she had wanted $1.7 million for it.

Granny roughed up in moon rock raid

October 24, 2011
A mission to recover a moon rock led NASA agents to a family restaurant in southern California, but at the end of the sting operation, agents were left holding just a speck of lunar dust and a 73-year-old suspect who says she was roughed up.

Razer Shows Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Collector’s Edition Mice

October 3, 2011
Linking two brands together for marketing purposes is something that often happens, and razer did this very thing when it put together the newest Collector's Edition mouse range.When it comes to mice and other peripherals, Razer is one of the companies that periodically launches something or other.

Razer Shows Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Collector’s Edition Mice

October 3, 2011
Linking two brands together for marketing purposes is something that often happens, and razer did this very thing when it put together the newest Collector's Edition mouse range.When it comes to mice and other peripherals, Razer is one of the companies that periodically launches something or other.