* Astronomy

After 40 years' reflection, laser moon mirror project is axed
US research that began with the first Apollo landing - and helped to prove that the moon is moving away from Earth - is to be axed. 

An experiment, begun when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left a mirror on the lunar surface 40 years ago to allow Earth-based astronomers to fire lasers at it, has been ended by American science chiefs.

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