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Why moon missions in 2024 could reveal both our history and our future

Several moon missions are planned for 2024, including some that will attempt to mine for ice on the moon and test out new lunar rovers – and they can teach us about Earth’s history

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As it sped away from Venus, NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft captured this seemingly peaceful view of a planet the size of Earth, wrapped in a dense, global cloud layer. But, contrary to its serene appearance, the clouded globe of Venus is a world of intense heat, crushing atmospheric pressure and clouds of corrosive acid.

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A renegade moon may have flipped Venus’s spin

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Image of Io captured by the Juno spacecraft on 30 December 2023

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Extreme close-up of Jupiter’s moon Io captured by Juno spacecraft

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MMX mission

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Japan is sending a rover to Mars's moon Phobos in 2024

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We may have found a crater on Jupiter’s moon Io for the first time

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Uranus, showing its rings and nine of the planet's 27 moons

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Stunning JWST image of Uranus shows 13 rings and nine moons

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Uranus's moon Miranda

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Moons around Uranus may suddenly develop atmospheres in the spring

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Newfound moon around asteroid Dinkinesh is actually two touching rocks

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Newfound moon around asteroid Dinkinesh is actually two touching rocks

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Stunning photo of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is our best in decades

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Europa (foreground), with Jupiter (right) and Io (middle)

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Europa’s underground ocean seems to have the carbon necessary for life

Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have shown carbon dioxide on the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa – that’s a good sign for the habitability of its buried seas

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JWST has spotted an enormous plume of water coming out of Enceladus

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Amazing images of Mars’s moon Deimos snapped by Emirates Mars Mission

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JUICE livestream: Watch the launch of ESA’s mission to Jupiter’s moons

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The JUICE mission to explore Jupiter’s ocean moons is about to launch

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