NASA eyes levitating robot train for the moon
An artist’s concept of novel approach proposed by a 2024 NIAC Phase II awardee for possible future missions depicting lunar surface with planet Earth on the horizon. NASA/Ethan Schaler NASA…
China Launches Mission to Return First Samples From Moon’s Elusive Far Side
A Chinese probe is on its way to the far side of the Moon to collect samples and drop them off at Earth in what would be a historic first.…
China confirms target date for landing taikonauts on the moon
NASA China has successfully reached the lunar surface three times up to now, but none of the missions involved humans setting foot there. The Asian giant is planning to change…
How Early Modern Science Influenced Today’s Understanding of Aliens
Speculation about extraterrestrials is not all that new. There was a vibrant debate in 17th-century Europe about the existence of life on other planets. ‘It’s About Reporting, It’s About Doing…
This Advanced Quake Detector Will Land on the Moon With Artemis Astronauts
NASA is building a compact seismometer for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission to the Moon, hoping to learn more about the internal structure of the dusty satellite from its lunar…
Zack Snyder Clarifies Those Controversial Rebel Moon and Barbie Comparisons
A month after making a controversial comparison between the biggest movie of last year and his own Netflix hit, director Zack Snyder straightened a few things out. Speaking to io9…
You Can Now Play as an Astronaut on the Moon in Fortnite
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a Moon mission game in Fortnite that lets you bounce around on the lunar surface, picking up resources and building a habitat in the…
U.S. Will Put a Japanese Astronaut on the Moon in Historic First
A camera mounted on one of Orion’s four solar arrays captured this image of the Moon on flight day 17 of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission.Image: NASA In an agreement…
NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Captures Fuzzy Glimpse of Separate Spacecraft Around the Moon
In a rare encounter, two lunar spacecraft crossed paths as they orbited the Moon in opposite directions. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, also known as…
The Moon Likely Turned Itself Inside Out 4.2 Billion Years Ago
During its early years of formation, the Moon may have undergone a dramatic process as a dense layer of material sunk deeper into its interior, mixed with the lunar mantle,…