Nearby asteroid’s birthplace traced to specific crater on the Moon

Many asteroids can be traced back to their parent body – the planet or moon they broke off from. But for the first time, scientists now claim to have traced the origins of an asteroid back to the specific crater it was birthed from.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Nearby asteroid’s birthplace traced to specific crater on the Moon

NASA’s electrodynamic dust shield will repel clingy, abrasive Moon grit

Future Moon bases may be a bit tidier thanks to an electric shield that protects equipment from destructive lunar dust. NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) technology promises to tame the destructive dust that clings to equipment.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading NASA’s electrodynamic dust shield will repel clingy, abrasive Moon grit

Japan to build NASA a pressurized Moon campervan for 30-day trips

When NASA returns to the Moon, its astronauts will enjoy tooling around in a pressurized camper van courtesy of JAXA and Toyota. The two-person vehicle is part of a US/Japan agreement that includes putting the first Japanese astronauts on the Moon.Cont… Continue reading Japan to build NASA a pressurized Moon campervan for 30-day trips

Theory of Relativity drives plan for Moon standard time

Thanks to Albert Einstein, the US Government wants to establish an official time zone for the Moon. It has less to do with jet lag and more to do with how gravity affects time and can throw a lot of very precise technologies seriously off track.Continu… Continue reading Theory of Relativity drives plan for Moon standard time

NASA selects four next-generation lunar vehicles

NASA has revealed the four vehicles that astronauts will drive on the Moon, awarding contracts totaling US$4.6 billion to Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab to develop the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) ahead of the Artemis V mission l… Continue reading NASA selects four next-generation lunar vehicles