Moon
New Spacecraft Can See Into the Permanently Shadowed Craters on the Moon
Shackleton Crater at the lunar south pole is one of the locations on NASA’s shortlist for human exploration with the…
South Korea’s Danuri Mission Sends Home Pictures of the Earth and Moon
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) both ended 2022 and started 2023 on a very high note as its first-ever…
NASA has Simulated a Tiny Part of the Moon Here on Earth
Before going to the Moon, the Apollo astronauts trained at various sites on Earth that best approximated the lunar surface,…
A new way to Peer Into the Permanently Shadowed Craters on the Moon, Searching for Deposits of Water ice
Not all flashlights are created equal. Some are stronger, consume more power, or have features such as blinking or strobes.…
One Day There Could be a Pipeline of Oxygen Flowing From the Moon’s South Pole
The Artemis program intends to put humans on the Moon for the first time since NASA's Apollo missions. But Artemis…
A Rover Could Weave its Way Between Patches of Sunlight on the Lunar South Pole
In any plan to establish a presence on the Moon, the South Pole is key. There, in the deep permanent…
Want to Build Structures on the Moon? Just Blast the Regolith With Microwaves
Microwaves are useful for more than just heating up leftovers. They can also make landing pads on other worlds -…
The Solar Wind is Creating Water on the Surface of the Moon
Water on the Moon has been a hot topic in the research world lately. Since its first unambiguous discovery back…
Navigation Could be Done on the Moon Just by Looking at Nearby Landmarks
When humans start living and working on the Moon in the Artemis missions, they're going to need good navigational aids.…
Watch a NASA Supercut of the Entire Artemis I Mission, From Launch to Landing
In case you missed any of the 25-day flight of Artemis 1, NASA has compiled a 25-minute highlight reel that…