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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A little over a year after landing, China’s spacecraft Chang’E-4 is continuing to unveil secrets from the far side of the Moon. The latest study,…
One Small Grain of Moon Dust, One Giant Leap for Lunar Studies Back in 1972, NASA sent their last team of astronauts to the Moon…
The first European device to land on the Moon this decade will be a drill and sample analysis package, and the teams behind it are…
ESA’s technical heart has begun to produce oxygen out of simulated moondust. A prototype oxygen plant has been set up in the Materials and Electrical…
The next wave of robots to fly to Mars in 2020 could offer scientists an unprecedented understanding of Earth’s closest neighboring planet. But there are…
Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core. A conventional compass would be of little use on…