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On the cosmic fashion front, Axiom Space is teaming up with the Italian luxury apparel house Prada to create the high-tech spacesuits that NASA astronauts will wear when they return to the Moon in 2025 as part of the Artemis program.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Axiom Space teams with high-fashion Prada to create new NASA spacesuit
Several scientists from NASA told the New York Times that the agency is planning to build houses on the moon by 2040. Forbes reports: The agency is set to return to the moon and is hoping its astronauts can stay long-term — in a house built on the moo… Continue reading NASA Plans To Build Houses On the Moon By 2040
Last month, India became the first country to put a spacecraft near the lunar south pole — breaking China’s record for the southernmost lunar landing. Now, the so-called father of China’s lunar exploration program, Ouyang Ziyuan, said claims about the… Continue reading Top Chinese Scientist Questions India’s Claim To Reaching Moon’s South Pole
According to Universe Today, China may utilize lunar caves as potential habitats for astronauts on the Moon, offering defense against hazards like radiation, meteorites, and temperature variations. From the report: Different teams of scientists from di… Continue reading Chinese Astronauts May Build a Base Inside a Lunar Lava Tube
“As the sun rose on Friday over the lunar plateau where India’s Vikram lander and Pragyan rover sit, the robotic explorers remained silent,” writes the New York Times:
The Indian Space Research Organization, India’s equivalent of NASA, said on Friday… Continue reading India’s Moon Lander Has Not Replied to Its First Wake-Up Call
In the vast realm of space exploration, new discoveries often emerge from old data. Thanks to advanced algorithms and keen observers, the seismic activities of our closest celestial neighbor, the …read more Continue reading Scientists Call Out Apollo 17 After Investigating Moonquakes Past
A spacecraft left behind by U.S. astronauts on the lunar surface could be causing small tremors known as moonquakes, according to a new study. CNN reports: Researchers revealed the previously unknown form of seismic activity on the moon for the first t… Continue reading Abandoned Apollo 17 Lunar Module Is Causing Tremors On the Moon
Although Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa both have ice-covered surfaces, it is believed that oceans may exist beneath that ice. The TRIPLE-nanoAUV 2 project is aimed at getting an uncrewed submersible into those oceans, to search for … Continue reading Tiny submersible may one day explore ice-covered extraterrestrial oceans
Under a UK Space Agency contract, Bangor University in Wales is developing a new nuclear fuel for the Rolls-Royce micro reactors that will power future crewed lunar outposts by 2030.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Moon, Nuclear, Rolls Royce Continue reading Bangor University to develop tiny nuclear fuel for future Moon bases
The Washington Post reports:
Japan launched a lunar mission Thursday, overcoming multiple failures and delays to become the fifth country to head to the moon — just weeks after India — in a global race to better understand Earth’s closest … Continue reading Can Japan’s H2-A Rocket Deliver a Precision-Lander to the Moon?