Moon
New Study Shows the Earth and Moon are not so Similar After All
A new study shows that Earth and the Moon are not as similar as we thought, which helps resolve a…
India’s Chandrayaan 2 is Creating the Highest Resolution Map We Have of the Moon
ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 orbiter is quantifying just how much water ice exists on the Moon’s poles.
70 Million Years Ago, Days Were 30 Minutes Shorter, According to this Ancient Clam
Has humanity been doing it all wrong? We're busy staring off into space with our futuristic, ultra-powerful telescopes, mesmerized by…
Comparing Mountains on the Moon to the Earth’s Peaks
NASA's Artemis Program is planning to land astronauts on the Moon's south pole. To prepare for this, NASA's Solar System…
Beyond Robotic Arms. Canada Funds Technology for Space Exploration
The Canadian Space Agency recently awarded contracts to a series of companies to develop technologies and tools to aid in…
NASA is Planning to Build a Lunar Rover With a 1-Meter Drill to Search for Water Ice
Meet VIPER, NASA's new lunar rover, equipped with a drill to probe the Moon's surface and look for water ice.…
A Picture of Earth’s New Temporary Moon
With the excitement and interest in the newly discovered ‘mini-moon’ found orbiting Earth, astronomers quickly set their sights on trying…
Astronomers Discover a Tiny New Temporary Moon for the Earth. Welcome to the Family 2020 CD3
Astronomers are increasingly interested in Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs. There are ongoing efforts to find them all and catalog them…
ESA is Going to Test Two Rovers Working Together to Explore the Moon
The ESA is working on a system (TRAILER) that will allow two robots to work in tandem and explore the…
Chang’e-4 Wraps Up a Year Roving on the Far Side of the Moon
During its 370 days on the lunar surface, China's Yutu 2 rover has broken multiple records - including distance traveled…