Get Your Ticket to the Moon: Europe’s First Ever Lunar Lander
Development of Europe’s first ever lunar lander was agreed upon by ESA Member States in 2019 and now ESA is seeking your ideas for science…
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NASA Selects SpaceX and Two Other Companies to Develop Human Landers for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has selected three U.S. companies to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency’s Artemis program, one of which will land the first woman and next man on the surface…
Laser-Powered Rover Will Explore the Moon’s Dark Shadows
A laser light shone through the dark could power robotic exploration of the most tantalizing locations in our Solar System: the permanently-shadowed craters around the…
Giant Meteorite Impacts Formed Parts of the Moon’s Crust, Analysis of Apollo 17 Sample Shows
Research of an Apollo 17 sample, led by the ROM, has revealed that the formation of ancient rocks on the Moon may be directly linked…
Building a Moon Base Using Astronaut Waste in Lunar Concrete
From human waste to superplasticizer, astronaut urine could become a useful resource for making a robust type of concrete on the Moon. A recent ESA…
Strange Bare Spots on Moon Reveal Possibly Active Lunar Tectonic System
Strange spots scattered across the Moon’s nearside where bedrock is conspicuously exposed are evidence of seismic activity set in motion 4.3 billion years ago that…
NASA Scientists Collect Moon-Like Rocks From Site in Montana
Mines across the United States churn out all kinds of minerals, from potash to iron to gold. But the ground around a mine in southern…
NASA Lunar Flashlight Mission Will Explore Moon’s Darkest Craters
To support the next wave of human exploration, the Lunar Flashlight mission will look for potential ice hidden at the Moon’s South Pole. As astronauts…
See the First-Ever Comprehensive Geologic Map of the Moon
Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks make up those bright and dark splotches on the moon? Well, the USGS has just released a…
NASA Wants Your Mini Moon Payload Designs and They’re Offering Cash Prizes
A new JPL-led challenge is seeking ideas for scientific instruments that could fit inside a tiny payload no bigger than a bar of soap. Future…
What is a Supermoon?
Fast Facts A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full. So what’s so special…
Tonight’s “Pink” Supermoon Will Be Biggest & Brightest of 2020
The next full Moon is the Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Fish Moon, the Pesach or Passover Moon, Paschal Moon, Hanuman Jayanti, Bak…
Astronauts Could Use a Surprising Ingredient to Build Moon Bases – Their Own Urine
The modules that the major space agencies plan to build on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea…
Lunar Gateway Orbital Outpost Experiment Will Monitor Radiation in Deep Space
a The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, an international outpost that will orbit the Moon, have been selected by ESA…
First Science Instruments for Gateway Lunar Outpost Selected by NASA
NASA has selected the first two scientific investigations to fly aboard the Gateway, an orbital outpost that will support Artemis lunar operations while demonstrating the…
Our Current Understanding of the Formation of the Moon May Be Wrong
Scientists Find Earth and Moon Not Identical Oxygen Twins Scientists at The University of New Mexico (UNM) have found that the Earth and Moon have…
Self-Replicating, Self-Repairing Homes on the Moon and Mars Made of Fungi
Science fiction often imagines our future on Mars and other planets as run by machines, with metallic cities and flying cars rising above dunes of…
Jaw Dropping 4K Views of the Moon Apollo 13 Astronauts Saw on Their Perilous Journey Around the Farside
This video uses data gathered from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft to recreate some of the stunning views of the Moon that the Apollo 13…