The moon's elliptical orbit brings it 14% closer to Earth, creating a spectacular supermoon that's 30% brighter than normal.

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A Japanese spacecraft just took a huge step toward pulling off the nation's first-ever moon landing. Japan's robotic SLIM moon lander arrived in lunar orbit on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) as planned, the ...

NorthStar says its future fleet of satellites will track objects across all near-Earth orbits, including those in a highly elliptical orbit. Credit: NorthStar Earth and Space WASHINGTON — NorthStar ...