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Kyoto, Japan Reuters — The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.
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Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The early November timing is ideal because, on this night, the moon is in its waxing crescent phase and only 11 percent illuminated, meaning our lunar spotlight won’t wash out the shooting stars and fireballs.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
In the middle of the 19th century, little was known about this advanced culture—which calculated lunar, solar, and Venusian cycles, and invented hieroglyphic writing and the concept of the number zero with hardly any tools.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
Set for launch as part of , the mission aims to establish the foundation for sustainable lunar exploration.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The early November timing is ideal because, on this night, the moon is in its waxing crescent phase and only 11 percent illuminated, meaning our lunar spotlight won’t wash out the shooting stars and fireballs.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
In the middle of the 19th century, little was known about this advanced culture—which calculated lunar, solar, and Venusian cycles, and invented hieroglyphic writing and the concept of the number zero with hardly any tools.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
Set for launch as part of , the mission aims to establish the foundation for sustainable lunar exploration.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Lunar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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lunar
adjective
lu·nar
ˈlü-nər 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling the moon
lunar craters
a lunar landscape
2
: measured by the moon's revolution
lunar month
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