We Asked a NASA Scientist: Where Did Our Moon Come From?
Where did our Moon come from? Well, actually, there have been several theories over many decades. Earlier versions of lunar formation theories included capture, where…
Where did our Moon come from? Well, actually, there have been several theories over many decades. Earlier versions of lunar formation theories included capture, where…
NASA’s first robotic lunar rover is officially coming together and the team building it is over the Moon. “I’m super excited…it makes me very proud…
Where will you be for the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses in the United States? NASA has released a new map that could help you…
To carry multiple payloads to the far side of the Moon including a satellite to orbit that area, NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace of Cedar…
When NASA sends the first astronauts to explore near the lunar South Pole, moonwalkers will wear spacesuits provided by Axiom Space. NASA selected the company…
When astronauts return to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years as part of NASA’s Artemis III mission, they will be wearing…
NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to develop a science instrument that will survive the harsh and unforgiving environment of the…
The Next full moon is the Crow, Crust, Sap, Sugar, or Worm Moon; the Lenten, Chaste, or Death Moon, the full moon of Purim; the…
A new era of lunar exploration is on the rise, with dozens of Moon missions planned for the coming decade. Europe is in the forefront…
Seven university teams were selected to develop concepts supporting metal production on the Moon in NASA’s 2023 annual Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge:…
Is there water on the Moon? Actually, yes. But not like we experience here on Earth. On the Moon, water is found all over the…
From Moonwalkers to Farmers: Turning Lunar Soil into Fertilizer for Hydroponic Farming Sooner or later, settlers on the Moon will have to become farmers. A…
NASA has named a lunar mountain “Mons Mouton” after Melba Roy Mouton, an influential mathematician and computer programmer at NASA. The naming comes as part…
Following a communications issue that began in late January, NASA’s CAPSTONE – short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment – is…
Recently, there has been a lot of focus on the abundance, distribution, and origin of lunar surface water due to its vital role in future…
Where do moons come from? Well, they actually can come from a lot of different places. Our Moon, for example, we believe formed in a…
After the establishment of NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s first major assignment was to explore the moon, taking close-up images before crash landing as part…
Does anything orbit the Moon? Yes, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and a handful of other active spacecraft are currently orbiting the Moon. One of the…