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Long-time Slashdot reader SpzToid quotes an intriguing new article from the Economist:
Imagine a habitable colony on Mars or the Moon and the kinds of structures that come to mind are probably gleaming domes or shiny metallic tubes snaking over the s… Continue reading Pressurised Natural Caves Could Offer a Home From Home On the Moon
Last year, we heard how NASA had awarded a service contract to Axiom Space for the design and production of the agency’s Artemis III spacesuit. NASA and Axiom have now unveiled a prototype of the outfit.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NAS… Continue reading NASA and Axiom Space unveil Moon-bound Artemis III spacesuit
No single robot can perform all tasks, yet bringing a bunch of different robots along on Moon missions would be quite inefficient. The WORMS setup offers an alternative, in the form of components that can be mixed and matched to make whatever robot is … Continue reading Clever MIT modular robotics system could give astronauts WORMS
Taking a high-resolution photo of the moon is a surprisingly difficult task. Not only is a long enough lens required, but the camera typically needs to be mounted on a …read more Continue reading AI and Savvy Marketing Create Dubious Moon Photos
With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. The Associated Press reports: This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering how best to keep time o… Continue reading Europe Pushing For Lunar Time Zone
If you’ve ever been to the Moon (and who hasn’t?), then you’ll know that the clingy dust which covers its surface can damage spacesuits. According to a new study, a spray of liquid nitrogen may offer the best method of getting the stuff off – while lea… Continue reading Liquid nitrogen may do the trick for getting moon dust off spacesuits
The idea of using dirt on the Moon to manufacture solar cells, which could power a permanent human settlement, may seem outlandish, but two companies say they’ve made big progress on that front: they each say they’ve already made solar cells using fake… Continue reading These Companies Are Making Solar Cells Out of Fake Moon Dirt
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Friday, in a blog post not even promoted by the company’s Twitter account or a news release, Blue Origin quietly said its “Blue Alchemist” program has been working on [using the dusty lunar surf… Continue reading Blue Origin Makes a Big Lunar Announcement Without Any Fanfare
In a study published Wednesday in PLOS Climate, a group of astrophysicists proposes shooting lunar dust into space to help partially shield sunlight to Earth. The Washington Post reports: The team used computer simulations to model various scenarios wh… Continue reading Researchers Want To Launch Dust From the Moon To Help Cool Earth
Satellite navigation systems for lunar settlements will require local atomic clocks. Scientists are working out what time they will keep. From a report: It’s not obvious what form a universal lunar time would take. Clocks on Earth and the Moon naturall… Continue reading What Time Is It On the Moon?