NASA’s Artemis Moon Rover Is Officially Under Construction
NASA engineers are making progress on the agency’s Moon rover, which could begin its lunar adventure on the rocky satellite sometime in the mid 2020s. CC Off English The Volatiles…
NASA picks a commercial partner to visit the far side of the moon
NASA has big plans for the moon. From sending the first crewed mission to land on its surface in 50 years to setting up a space station in orbit, the…
A NASA Telescope on the Moon’s Far Side Would Explore the Universe’s ‘Dark Ages’
In a bid to understand even more about our mysterious and massive universe, NASA is partnering with the Department of Energy on an ambitious lunar project. The two agencies announced…
UK Space Agency Funds Rolls-Royce Nuclear Reactor Project to Power Moon Bases
As humanity resets its gaze toward Moon, British aerospace company Rolls-Royce Holdings is continuing its work on developing nuclear power sources for spaceflight and exploration. Today, the company announced funding…
Everything We Learned From the NASA-Axiom Moon Suit Unveiling
Photo: Axiom Space The most noticeable thing about the Moon suit shown yesterday was its dark gray color highlighted by streaks of orange and blue. The suit that astronauts will…
NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite suffered another wobble but is now working again
NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite, in an experimental orbit around the moon, has been experiencing communications problems but is now back and running as it should be. The small CubeSat was designed…
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight satellite won’t make it to its planned orbit
This week has seen good news for one NASA moon mission, as the CAPSTONE satellite recovered from a communications issue, but bad news for another. The Lunar Flashlight mission, which…
Astrophysicists propose cooling Earth by using Moon dust as ‘sunscreen’
The world is no stranger to the perilous impact of global warming. Research courtesy of experts at the University of California, Irvine that was published last month warns of an…
Weeks Before Launch, NASA Tells Private Partner to Change Lunar Landing Site to South Pole
An illustration of the Nova-C lander on the Moon’s surface.Illustration: Intuitive Machines NASA is “redirecting” a private partner’s first mission to the lunar south polar region, and with very little…
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight mission hindered by thruster issue
A briefcase-sized satellite on its way to the moon is experiencing difficulties with its thrusters. NASA’s Lunar Flashlight spacecraft is a small uncrewed satellite designed to search the moon’s south…