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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who was confirmed by the Senate just last week after a turbulent nomination process that stretched across most of 2025, said Friday that the United States will return to the moon within President Donald Trump’s second… Continue reading NASA Chief Says US Will Return To Moon Within Trump’s Second Term
Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the earth’s only natural satellite. Reuters: Ever since Soviet co… Continue reading Russia Plans a Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon Within a Decade
Assuming you’re not stuck in a prison cell without windows, you could feasibly keep track of the moon and tides by walking outside and jotting things down in your notebook. …read more Continue reading A Stylish Moon And Tide Clock For The Mantlepiece
Theia crashed into earth and formed the moon, the theory goes. But then where did Theia come from? The lead author on a new study says “The most convincing scenario is that most of the building blocks of Earth and Theia originated in the inner Solar Sy… Continue reading Was the Moon-Forming Protoplanet ‘Theia’ a Neighbor of Earth?
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: A thorough investigation published in May 2023 found that the inner core of the Moon is, in fact, a solid ball with a density similar to that of iron. To figure it out once and for all, [astronomer A… Continue reading Scientists Confirmed What Is Inside Our Moon
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[C]iting delays in Starship’s development and competitive pressure from China, NASA asked SpaceX and Blue Origin — which holds a separate lunar lander contract with the space agency — to subm… Continue reading NASA Seeks Backup Plan for Carrying Astronauts to the Moon
The tides! Such a unique thing, because on Earth, we don’t just have oceans full of liquid water—we also have a big ol’ moon called Moon to pull them around. …read more Continue reading Build A 3D Printed Tide Clock So You Know When The Sea Is Coming To Get You
BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: NASA has awarded Solstar Space a $150,000 SBIR Phase I contract to develop a Lunar Wi-Fi Access Point (LWIFI-AP). The system is designed to provide wireless connectivity for astronauts, rovers, and orbiting … Continue reading NASA Backs Lunar Wi-Fi Project To Connect Astronauts and Rovers On the Moon
The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Nature: Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can turn lunar minerals into hematite, also known as rust. The discovery adds to researchers’ growing understanding of the d… Continue reading The Moon is Rusting – Thanks To ‘Wind’ Blown All the Way From Earth
“Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth,” reports CNN, “and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research.”
The newly discovered celestial object, named 202… Continue reading Astronomers Discover Previously Unknown Quasi-Moon Near Earth