There’s Enough Oxygen in the Lunar Regolith To Support Billions of People Living on the Moon
When it comes to the future of space exploration, a handful of practices are essential for mission planners. Foremost among them is the concept of…
When it comes to the future of space exploration, a handful of practices are essential for mission planners. Foremost among them is the concept of…
Predawn hours of November 19 found the Moon in partly cloudy skies over Cancun, Mexico. Captured in this telephoto snapshot, the lunar disk is not…
We have a rare opportunity to witness the longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years. If the weather permits, it will grace our sky…
NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston a contract to deliver research, including science investigations and a technology demonstration, to the Moon in 2024. The…
The next full Moon is a near-total lunar eclipse, the Beaver, Frost/Frosty, or Snow Moon; Kartik Purnima, the full Moon of the Festivals of Karthika…
The traps likely contain solid carbon dioxide that could be used to sustain robot or human presence on the Moon. After decades of uncertainty, researchers…
Alongside advances in space exploration, we’ve recently seen much time and money invested into technologies that could allow effective space resource utilization. And at the…
On November 19, 2021 (late evening of the 18th in some time zones), the Moon passes into the shadow of the Earth, creating a partial…
A team of University of Arizona-led researchers thinks that the near-Earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa might actually be a miniature moon. A near-Earth asteroid named Kamo`oalewa could be…
In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed Tuesday the challenges and progress of America’s lunar exploration plans and…
In late 2022, NASA will send an ice-mining experiment attached to a robotic lander to the lunar South Pole on a ridge not far from…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is secured atop the agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket, and the integrated system is entering the final phase of preparations for…
NASA seeks young engineers to help design a new robot concept for an excavation mission on the Moon. The Lunabotics Junior Contest is open to…
The Next Full Moon is the Hunter’s Moon; the Travel, Dying Grass, Sanguine, or Blood Moon; Shared Purnima; Pavarana; the full Moon of the Thadingyut…
Chinese scientists have provided new insights into the thermal and chemical evolution of the Moon through a study utilizing samples collected during China’s Chang’E-5 lunar…
Believe it or not, observing the Moon is something you can do no matter the weather, time of day, or location! We interpret “observe” very…
Everyone, everywhere, every year is invited to celebrate with fellow Moon enthusiasts around our planet for International Observe the Moon Night – a worldwide public…
The public is invited to participate in several of NASA’s virtual activities in celebration of International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, October 16. This…