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The next full Corn Moon
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— Sep 19, 2026
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China Grants Na Ying Rare Censorship Exemption
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— Sep 29, 2026
Chengdu authorities ruled that singer Na Ying did not need special approval after she briefly performed “Curved Moon” at a concert tribute to her late friend Liu Huan, citing the moment as an informal audience interaction. The rare exemption drew attention to China’s strict rules requiring advance approval for live entertainment.
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NASA Orbiter Discovers Moon’s Largest Newly Formed Crater
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— Sep 16, 2026
Robert Wagner spotted a bright spot with a dark ring in LRO data: McGetchin crater, 728 feet wide—the Moon’s largest newly formed impact, a 2024 strike scientists call once-in-a-lifetime.
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Elena Vasquez
It's wild that a crater this size formed just last year and the orbiter picked it up right away.
SpaceX Targets Sept. 28 for Starship Test Flight
Tech
— Sep 24, 2026
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission is expected to launch four astronauts from NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos to the International Space Station in spring 2027 for a long-duration science expedition. Kayla Barron will return to the station for a second flight, and the crew will conduct research and technology demonstrations supporting future Moon and Mars exploration.
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Massive New Mexico Uranium Mining Project Hits Wall Covered In Red Tape
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Closed Pennsylvania Winery Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Business
— Sep 14, 2026
Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in York County filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2026 to reorganize after closing its facilities the prior year, with assets of $100,000–$500,000 and debt between $1 million and $10 million, and creditors led by M&T Bank and the Small Business Administration. The broader wine sector faces a 21% revenue drop from 2020–2025, a trend underscored by Signorello Estate’s August 2026 Chapter 11 filing and repeated bank-driven efforts to halt foreclosures and wind down troubled operations.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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NASA and IBM release open AI model that outperforms prior lunar analysis tools
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— Sep 10, 2026
NASA and IBM released the open-source NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model on Hugging Face, trained on decades of lunar observations to help scientists analyze multi-instrument data and accelerate Moon exploration, including identifying ice, craters, and volcanic features with up to 23% higher accuracy than baseline methods. They also unveiled the first open lunar dataset to accompany the model, enabling researchers worldwide to build and refine tools for sustained lunar research.
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Nicole Hardy
Releasing the full dataset with the model lets smaller labs test new ideas on real lunar data without starting from scratch.
Moonshot Eyes Hong Kong IPO at $50B Valuation
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Moonshot AI’s annual recurring revenue climbed from $300 million in June to about $1 billion as it eyes a Hong Kong IPO after a $50 billion valuation.
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Sam Okafor
Moonshot's $50B valuation looks risky with China's AI rules tightening, might be better to wait for clearer signals.
Five Enduring Songs Span Generations
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— Sep 13, 2026
Across five profiles, the stories behind enduring songs reveal how personal upheaval and real-life episodes fuel iconic music: Dancing in the Moonlight grew from a violent St. Croix assault that inspired Sherman Kelly to write a hopeful anthem; Wasted Days and Wasted Nights emerged after Freddy Fender’s legal troubles delayed its release; These Days, Browne’s youthful ballad, has endured as a powerful reflection on youth and regret; Moonlight Feels Right became Starbuck’s breakthrough with its distinctive marimba-driven sound; and Alice’s Restaurant Massacred was born from Guthrie’s Thanksgiving littering arrest, a satire that shaped his anti-war-era classic.
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Saudi Wealth Fund Weighs EA Merger With Savvy Games
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— Sep 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is weighing a merger of Electronic Arts with Savvy Games to form a global gaming behemoth that would consolidate EA’s franchises with Savvy’s assets like Scopely and Pokemon Go. A final decision hinges on Savvy’s $6 billion Moonton acquisition, with potential antitrust scrutiny and fears of widespread layoffs shaping the discussions.
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Priya Raman
This merger might run into antitrust blocks since it would control too many popular franchises in one company.
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Software Industry’s $100,000,000,000 Bill Comes Due As AI Spooks Investors
Fears that artificial intelligence could replace traditional software are showing up in the debt market.
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Lady Gaga Reportedly Welcomes First Child
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— Sep 8, 2026
Multiple outlets say Lady Gaga and fiancé Michael Polansky may have secretly eloped and are enjoying a private honeymoon, with fans buzzing after Gaga’s extended public absence and low-profile appearances. Officials have offered no confirmation, even though Gaga previously teased that they were getting married soon after confirming their engagement at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
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Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.
Science
— Sep 5, 2026
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Toy Story vs Shrek
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The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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Starwatch: Waning crescent moon gets close to brilliant beacon of Jupiter
Science
— Sep 7, 2026
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Apollo 8 Reads Genesis From the Moon
Good News
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At the end of 1968's terrible year, three astronauts circled the Moon on Christmas Eve and read 'In the beginning…' to a billion people.
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Dem Rep Claims the Moon is ‘Made Up Mostly of Gases’
Reporting
— Apr 9, 2024
A Democratic congresswoman is getting a lesson about space after a claim she made about the moon. On Tuesday, a video surfaced of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) speaking about the moon. She said, “You have the energy…
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Google Vows To Cover Full Cost Of Boosting Three States’ Nuclear Plants To Power Its AI Growth
Simon August · 4 min · 1h
‘Blood Moon’ Will Rise Over America on Election Day
Reporting
— Nov 7, 2022
Is it an Election Day red wave that reaches all the way into space? Not quite, but as the polls in Eastern states such as New York state open Tuesday, the moon will be glowing red in the sky as a rare “blood moon”…
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The Big Five
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The personality model scientists actually use — five traits, twenty questions, your real percentages, and an AI read of what your mix means.
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Mysterious 'Cube' Found on the Moon; Rover Now Investigating
Reporting
— Dec 12, 2021
An object China first referred to as a “mystery hut” has been spotted on the moon, but it will be weeks before earthlings know what it really is. In November, China’s moon rover, Yutu-2, spotted a cube-shaped object on…
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Brit Hume Shuts Down Claims Moon Landing Was Fake
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— Apr 2, 2026
Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume shut down moon landing conspiracy theories Wednesday, saying he never doubted for a single moment that American astronauts reached the moon. The National Aeronautics and Space…
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Dem Rep Says She ‘Misspoke’ After Remark About Moon Being ‘Made Up Mostly of Gases’
Reporting
— Apr 10, 2024
It’s not everyday someone confuses the sun and the moon, but that is what Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has done. Lee took to X, formerly Twitter, to correct a statement she made about the moon being made of gases…
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NASA Has Innovative Concept to Build Transport Railway System on the Moon
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— May 11, 2024
Call it the Little Engine that Might. NASA says it is exploring the concept of building a railway system on the moon for the day when it becomes not just an object in the sky, but a working mine for minerals that…
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Actress Eva Marie Saint Dies at 102
Academy Award winner Eva Marie Saint, the actress who won an Academy Award for her work on “On the Waterfront,” has died. She was 102. Saint, a Newark, New Jersey , native, was the oldest living Oscar winner. She died Tuesday at her Los Angeles home. Her 1955 supporting actress Oscar came for her performance opposite Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront.” “Eva Marie Saint makes a perfect foil for B
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NASA Announces $20 Billion Moon Base In Race Against China
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— Mar 24, 2026
NASA on Tuesday announced the U.S. is building a permanent base on the surface of the Moon, the latest front in what the administration calls a “second space race” with China. During the agency’s “Ignition” event, NASA…
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Suspected Chinese Rocket Crashes Into the Moon
Reporting
— Mar 5, 2022
Three tons of space junk slammed into the moon Friday as China tried to insist that no matter what other observers say, that country was not responsible. The impact took place at about 7:25 a.m. Eastern time, according…
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Scientists Confirm New Moon in Solar System
Reporting
— Nov 29, 2021
Leaving a wobbly track through space, a tiny mini-moon orbits the Sun, coming relatively close to Earth along its path. Intrigued by this scrap of rock, which is about 164 feet across, scientists have been trying to…
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Pence Announces Pool of US Astronauts for Planned Moon Mission
Reporting
— Dec 10, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday announced 18 astronauts chosen for possible participation in planned NASA missions to return to the moon’s surface during the final U.S. space policy meeting before he and…
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Artemis I Moon Mission Scrubbed in Final Moments After Launch Officials Notice Something Terribly Wrong
Reporting
— Aug 29, 2022
What was scheduled to be a day of triumph as NASA launched America back to the moon instead turned into a letdown as the launch of the Artemis I unmanned rocked was delayed until at least Friday. The launch had been…
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How US Export Controls Left $70,000,000,000 On The Table For Huawei
Charles Wessner · 5 min · 2h
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