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Space tourism has finally arrived! One need not be a trained astronaut to travel in space; thanks to Space Adventures, the Virginia based company, anyone can now book a ticket for a trip around the moon and catch a priceless glimpse of Earthrise for only $150 million. One anonymous space tourist has already booked a ticket on Soyuz, the Russian spacecraft [...]

No. Don’t take that literally. You do not actually sleep on the moon but this moon bench sure lets you dream that you sleeping on the moon. A glimpse of this ultra cool and chic moon bench transports you back to those times when you wanted to strap yourself to a rocket and go up, up and away! Not knowing what exactly to call this moon bench, [...]

The hottest destinations are no longer Paris, Rome and Venice. Oh no, this time you can’t even guess it. It’s the moon! Yelken Octuri works as a designer of interiors for Airbus. His hobby is to create imaginary airplanes that the rest of us can’t even imagine. His latest creation is a honeymoon suite in a space shuttle for those very enthusiastic [...]

The cold and inky blackness of space that mesmerizes most of us, in the 21st century today is being seen as one of the most advantageous and strategic factors to control by various governments across the globe. Be it the U.S, Russia or any other nation on this planet, each and every one of the have now dedicated significant resources in the exploration [...]

Want curvaceous silhouettes in your luxurious bathroom? Then perhaps, this is the collection that you are looking for! A perfect blend of class and style with a dash of moonbeam silver, this collection of bathroom accessories can literally soothe your senses. This collection is inspired from the moon and hence, its subtleness is explained. There is [...]

Nasa’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) had made an impact into Cabeus crater near south pole of Moon on 9th October and had kicked up debris as high as one mile. Scientists have analyzed the plume of the debris and concluded that it was frozen water. It seems quite a significant quantity of water was thrown up when LCROSS crashed [...]

I have always reserved all excitement related to eclipses for the eclipse junkies. But I got just a wee bit curious about this annular solar eclipse occurring on 26 Jan. What IS an annular eclipse? It is supposed to transform the Sun into a dark disc with a blazing ring-shaped corona around its rim. How does this happen? In solar eclipses, the Moon [...]