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Microgravity wreaks havoc on the bodies of astronauts, which is bad news given humanity’s space-bound ambitions. A NASA experiment housing fruit flies on the International Space Station has now shown that artificial gravity can help reduce some of thos… Continue reading Artificial gravity reduces spaceflight’s health toll in fruit fly tests
A two-hour launch window just opened for the very first launch of NASA’s “Space Launch System” to propel an uncrewed capsule into orbit around the moon. Coverage is streaming now on NASA’s website, Facebook, Twitch , YouTube, and in 4K on NASA’s UHD ch… Continue reading Watch NASA SLS’s First Launch with a Moon-Orbiting Capsule Named ‘Orion’
Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have developed a tiny but powerful laser that could one day help astronauts find water on the Moon. Smaller than a US quarter, the laser makes use of quantum mechanical effects to produce a beam in the te… Continue reading Tiny quantum cascade laser could help astronauts find water on the Moon
NASA is inching closer to the commencement of a new chapter in lunar exploration, with its Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule now declared “go” for launch. The call was made following a Flight Readiness Review earlier this week, and sets the s… Continue reading Countdown on as NASA declares mega Moon rocket “go” for launch
With the help of SpaceX and a Falcon 9 rocket, South Korea launched its first mission to the moon. “The successful launch of Danuri, officially known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, takes the country beyond Earth’s orbit for the first time,” rep… Continue reading South Korea’s First Lunar Mission Is On Its Way
“Lunar scientists think they’ve found the hottest places on the Moon,” reports Live Science, “as well as some 200 ‘Goldilocks’ zones that are always near the average temperature in San Francisco.”
Long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shared their re… Continue reading Scientists Discover 200 Pits On the Moon That Are Always 63F/17C In the Shade.
The Moon isn’t the most hospitable place, but that’s not stopping NASA from sending humans back there soon. Thankfully, an orbiter has now found a region of the Moon with year-round jeans-and-jacket weather – underground caves.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Moon caves may offer year-round jeans-and-jacket temperatures
After wrapping up testing of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) last month, NASA has now announced a series of launch windows in which it could take off for the first time. This uncrewed demo flight could come as soon as next month if things… Continue reading NASA lays out the launch windows for its massive Moon rocket
The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) lunar mission looks like it’s back on track after a day of suspense, as NASA and contractor Advanced Space re-establish radio contact with the robotic… Continue reading CAPSTONE lunar probe phones home after dramatic day of silence
In a development that’s thrown a spanner in the works of its US$37.2-million Artemis program, NASA has lost radio contact with its Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) CubeSat space probe.Con… Continue reading NASA loses radio contact with CAPSTONE lunar probe