NASA Hosts International Observe the Moon Night Events Nationwide on Sept. 19

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NASA is inviting the public to participate in International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, September 19, with events held across the United States. One of the featured celebrations will take place at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The event comes months after NASA's Artemis II mission made headlines in April, when four astronauts orbited the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The initiative encourages people everywhere to turn their attention skyward and engage with lunar observation.

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