Quasi-Planets Called JuMBOs Are Bopping Around in Space
A team of astronomers have detected over 500 planet-like objects in the inner Orion Nebula and the Trapezium Cluster that they believe could shake up the very definition of a…
India Continues Efforts to Rouse Its Sleeping Lunar Lander
The Chandrayaan-3 lander on the Moon.Image: ISRO India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover have been asleep on the surface of the Moon while efforts to revive the pair continue until the…
NASA’s Artemis moon crew suit up for mission practice run
The four Artemis II astronauts who will embark on a flyby of the moon in November next year successfully conducted a pre-launch practice run on Wednesday. In line with launch…
Orbiting Lunar Cameras Join Forces to Weave Beautiful Mosaic of Shadowed Moon Crater
A new mosaic of the Shackleton Crater on the Moon’s south pole.Image: Mosaic created by LROC (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) and ShadowCam teams with images provided by NASA/KARI/ASU NASA released a…
Here’s where NASA will land astronauts on the moon
A new image of the moon’s far side shows the region selected for the landing of NASA’s Artemis III mission, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface for…
New Analysis of 1970s Moonquakes Reveals an Unexpected Origin
Sensors placed on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission picked up a mysterious tremor, one that regularly occurred as the Sun rose to its peak position…
India’s Chandrayaan 3 lander may have detected its first moonquake
India’s Chandrayaan 3 only recently made its historic lunar landing, but it is already collecting intriguing new data about the moon. Just a few days after its landing, one of…
We’re Not Racing to the Moon, We’re Making It Home
More than 50 years ago, the Apollo program was crafted as a result of rising political tensions between two competing nations. As a new group of countries and emerging space…
Will Mining the Moon and Asteroids Be Worth the Trouble?
The new era of space exploration is opening entirely new possibilities, including the tantalizing prospect of mining for resources on the Moon and asteroids. Sounds exciting—and potentially very profitable—but the…
Enhanced Space Access Means Remarkable New Science Is on the Horizon
Rocket launches are expensive and laborious, but for decades they’ve been the price of doing business for space agencies hoping to get their latest satellite, telescope, or team of astronauts…