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It lights up the night sky and has captivated us since the dawn of humanity. But just how big is the moon compared to Earth, exactly how far away is it and why do we only see one side of our lunar satellite? These pie charts, tables, and graphs tell you all you need to hear about the glowing white sphere that orbits us from around 239,000 miles (385,000 kilometers). MailOnline also examines the moon's various phases, where men have walked on the lunar surface, and how the 'air' compares to here and there on Earth.

Today, three Americans and a Canadian will fly around our lunar satellite as part of the Artemis II mission, scheduled for 2024. Many have speculated about who may be aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, with at least one female explorer named as one of them. Here's what you need to hear about today's announcement, including how to watch live and who the most likely candidates are.

The hauntingly stunning photographs at Johnson Space Center, Houston, provide us with new insights into life on board the rockets and on the moon's surface. Since the video was held in the vaults for so long, almost every Apollo photograph has been based on copies of the originals' master duplicates, contributing to quality decline gradually. Now, with his access to source film footage, restorer Andy Saunders has been able to shed a light on a remote corner of space and modern history, and the trove has been dubbed the "absolute photographic record of humankind's greatest adventure."

According to NASA, the launch of the world's most powerful rocket for a mission to the moon is scheduled to reconvene on Saturday at 2:17 p.m. eastern time, with a two-hour window.

NASA is just hours away from launching the world's most robust rocket. Between 08:33 and 10:33 BST), a lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, will take place. If all goes as expected, another flight will launch in 2024, this time with astronauts on board, before human boots graced the lunar surface a year later as part of the US space agency's ambitious $93 billion (£63 billion) Artemis program. On Artemis III, the first woman and the first person of color will walk on the moon, perhaps as early as 2025. MailOnline has everything you need to hear about the forthcoming Artemis I mission, as well as how to track the flight live.

Isabella Payne, eight, fell in love with space at the age of two, and she recently fulfilled a childhood dream when she spoke with a NASA explorer on the ISS using her father's ham radio. 'Welcome to the International Space Station,' Kjell Lingren, the caller, said.'

Who would have thought Old Trafford would be the scene of the most ridiculous piece of Bargain Hunt scavenging football has seen for many a season?