Moon

Smart Robots Could Build ‘Snow Forts’ On The Moon One Day

The Moon is so close to us, and yet so far. Just last year the Chang'e-3 spacecraft and Yutu rover…

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Comet Landing: Side-By-Side Pics Of Alien Surfaces Humanity Explored

Correction, 11:33 a.m. EST: The University of Central Florida's Phil Metzger points out that the image composition leaves out Eros,…

10 years ago

Building A Space Base, Part 3: Making Remote Robots Smart

We're still a few years away from the cute robots in Moon or Interstellar that help their human explorers. But…

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Building A Space Base, Part 2: How Much Money Would It Take?

How much would it cost to establish a space base close to Earth, say on the Moon or an asteroid?…

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Making the Moon: The Practice Crater Fields of Flagstaff, Arizona

Between the years of 1969 and 1972 the astronauts of the Apollo missions personally explored the alien landscape of the lunar…

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Here’s What it Looks Like When a Refrigerator Hits the Moon

Ever wonder what your refrigerator's impacting at the speed of a tank artillery shell would do to the Moon? The…

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China’s Lunar Test Spacecraft Takes Incredible Picture of Earth and Moon Together

The Chinese lunar test mission Chang'e 5T1 has sent back some amazing and unique views of the Moon's far side,…

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Make a Deal for Land on the Moon

Whether its asteroid prospecting, mining interests, or space tourism, a lot of industries are taking aim at space exploration. Some…

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How to Take Great Photographs of the October 23rd Partial Solar Eclipse and More

Get those solar viewers out… the final eclipse of 2014 occurs this Thursday on October 23rd, and most of North…

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