Moon
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…
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…
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…
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…
China's Lunar Samples Contain Graphene Flakes
In 2004, scientists at the University of Manchester first isolated and investigated graphene, the supermaterial composed of single-layer carbon atoms…
Scientists Want to Use the Moon to Safeguard Earth’s Biodiversity
There's something wrong with us. We've risen to prominence on a world that's positively "rippling with life," as Carl Sagan…
When Earth Danced with Polar Moons
The origins of the Moon have been the cause of many a scientific debate over the years but more recently…
Moon and Mars cave exploration could be easier with ReachBot
How will future robotic explorers navigate the difficult subterranean environments of caves and lava tubes on the Moon and Mars?…
The Entrance of a Lunar Lava Tube Mapped from Space
Craters are a familiar sight on the lunar surface and indeed on many of the rocky planets in the Solar…
Moon Dust Could Contaminate Lunar Explorers’ Water Supply
Water purification is a big business on Earth. Companies offer everything from desalination to providing just the right pH level…