Moon

There’s Water All Over the Moon

When you look at the Moon, you don't see any water on its surface. That doesn't mean there isn't any.…

2 months ago

Studying Stars from the Lunar Surface with MoonLITE, Courtesy of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services

Optical interferometry has been a long-proven science method that involves using several separate telescopes to act as one big telescope,…

2 months ago

Artemis Missions Could Put the most Powerful imaging Telescope on the Moon

Ground-based interferometry on Earth has proven to be a successful method for conducting science by combining light from several telescopes…

2 months ago

A Review of Humanity’s Planned Expansion Between the Earth and the Moon

Between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and the Moon, there is a region of space measuring 384,400 km (238,855 mi) wide…

3 months ago

JAXA Officially Wraps Up its SLIM Lander Mission

On January 20th, 2024, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) made history when its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)…

3 months ago

Chinese Researchers Devise New Strategy for Producing Water on the Moon

In the coming years, China and Roscosmos plan to create the International Lunar Research PStation (ILRSP), a permanent base in…

3 months ago

China Proposes Magnetic Launch System for Sending Resources Back to Earth

In his famous novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein describes a future lunar settlement where future…

3 months ago

What Time is it on the Moon? Lunar GPS Needs to Know

GPS is ubiquitous on Earth. It guides everything from precision surveying to aircraft navigation. To realize our vision of lunar…

3 months ago

NASA is Looking for a Commercial Partner to Save VIPER

Space exploration has led the world in that wonderful human ability to co-operate, alas history shows we don’t do it…

3 months ago

The Moon’s Atmosphere Comes from Space Weathering

How do you get an atmosphere at a world that doesn't have one and can't keep one? If it's the…

4 months ago