Moon
This Moon Rover Wheel Could be 3D Printed on the Moon
When you think about sending missions to the Moon, every single gram counts on launch day. Therefore, it makes sense…
We Don't Know Enough About the Biomedical Challenges of Deep Space Exploration
Although humans have flown to space for decades, the missions have primarily been in low-Earth orbit, with just a handful…
Astronomers are Working to Put a Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon by 2025
Technicians at Berkeley Lab are building an experiment that will conduct radio astronomy on the far side of the Moon…
Day Has Returned, but India’s Lander and Rover have Failed to Wake Up
It looks like India's Chandrayaan-3 succumbed to the cold, and its mission is over. The frigid lunar night lasted about…
Chinese Astronauts May Build a Base Inside a Lunar Lava Tube
Caves were some of humanity's first shelters. Who knows what our distant ancestors were thinking as they sought refuge there,…
The Darkest Parts of the Moon are Revealed with NASA’s New Camera
While the surface of the Moon has been mapped in incredible detail over the last several decades, one region has…
Did the Moon’s Water Come from Earth?
A recent study published in Nature Astronomy examines how processes within the Earth’s magnetic field could be contributing to the…
SpaceX Test Fires a Raptor Engine, Simulating a Lunar Landing
When NASA astronauts return to the surface of the Moon in the Artemis III mission, the plan is to use…
The Moon's Southern Ice is Relatively Young
According to new research from the PSI, water ice found within permanently-shadowed craters on the Moon is younger than previously…
Every Night and Every Morning, the Moon Rumbles With Tiny Quakes
A new study from Caltech shows that the moon experiences "moonquakes" with precise regularity, like a "lunar alarm clock."