Moon
The Moon’s Magnetosphere Used to be Twice as Strong as the Earth’s
A new MIT-led study has shown how the Moon once had a more powerful magnetic field than Earth and why…
Mars Express Takes Photos of Phobos as it Flies Past
The ESA's Mars Express Orbiter is no stranger to the Martian moon Phobos. The spacecraft was launched in June 2003…
China’s Yutu-2 Rover has now Traveled Over 345 Meters Across the Surface of the Moon
As of Dec. 4th, the Yutu 2 rover element of the Chang'e-4 mission had traveled a total of over 345…
Two of Neptune’s Moons Dance Around Each Other as they Orbit
Like a long-married couple accustomed to each other's kitchen habits, two of Neptune's moons are masters at sharing space without…
NASA is Testing a Coating to Help Astronauts and Their Equipment Shed Dangerous Lunar Dust
NASA is developing an advanced new coating that could protect everything from spacecraft systems to astronauts from harmful lunar dust.
This is the Machine Astronauts Trained on to Land on the Moon
The Moon landings were a huge undertaking. In order to prepare, NASA had to think of every detail, right down…
NASA is Testing a Rover That Could Search For Water Ice on The Moon
NASA has plans to send the VIPER rover to the South Pole of the Moon to look for water ice,…
SpaceX is Sure They’ll be Able to Land Starship on the Moon in 2022
As the president of SpaceX said at the 2019 IAC, the company hopes to conduct missions to the Moon by…
Robotic Spiders to Explore the Moon? Yes, Please!
UK startup Spacebit is looking to democratize space with its Walking Rover mission, which will be the UK's first lunar…
This is What Moondust Looks Like When You Remove All the Oxygen. A Pile of Metal
The Moon has abundant oxygen and minerals, things that are indispensable to any space-faring civilization. The problem is they're locked…