Moon

Odysseus Moon Lander Sends Back Selfies With Earth in the Picture

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander has beamed back a series of snapshots that were captured as it headed out from the…

9 months ago

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Lander Begins Its Moon Odyssey

Now it’s Intuitive Machines’ turn to try making history with a robotic moon landing. Today’s launch of the Houston-based company’s Odysseus lander marks the…

9 months ago

Engineers Design Habitats for the Moon Inspired by Terminite Mounds

Through the Artemis Program, NASA intends to send astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo…

9 months ago

Chickpeas Grown in Lunar Regolith Are Stressed but Reach Maturity

A recent preprint investigates how chickpeas have been successfully grown in lunar regolith simulants (LRS), marking the first time such…

9 months ago

NASA is One Step Closer to Deploying Fission Reactors on the Moon

What's the most important thing you need to live and work on the Moon? Power. For NASA's upcoming Artemis program,…

9 months ago

Japan Moon Lander Sleeps After Sending Science — Will It Wake Up Again?

After a few days of wakefulness, Japan's SLIM moon lander has gone dormant once more at the start of a…

9 months ago

NASA Wants to Put a Massive Telescope on the Moon

As part of the Artemis Program, NASA intends to establish all the necessary infrastructure to create a "sustained program of…

10 months ago

The Moon is Still Shrinking, Explaining Why it Still Has Landslides

Although our Moon formed 4.5 billion years ago, it's still evolving. The interior continues to cool and its orbit is…

10 months ago

Japan’s Moon Lander Is Lying On Its Side After Hitting Its Target

Now we know why Japan's lunar lander wasn't able to recharge its batteries after touching down on the moon last…

10 months ago

China Reveals How it’s Planning to Search for Water Ice at the Moon’s South Pole

It’s been a big week for Chinese space exploration. First a successful test flight of Zhuque-3 and this week we…

10 months ago