Firing lasers at the Moon to detect early-universe gravitational waves

A team of European researchers has suggested that the Moon’s orbit could be used as a gigantic detector for gravitational waves – ripples in the very fabric of spacetime itself. These waves, much smaller than those that existing detectors can pick up, … Continue reading Firing lasers at the Moon to detect early-universe gravitational waves

NASA Is Opening a Vacuum-Sealed Sample It Took From the Moon 50 Years Ago

Scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are preparing to open the first tube that one of the astronauts on the Apollo missions hammered into the surface of the moon. As NPR reports, it’s “remained tightly sealed all these years since that … Continue reading NASA Is Opening a Vacuum-Sealed Sample It Took From the Moon 50 Years Ago

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After Mistaken Identity and Confusion, a Piece of Space Junk Slams Into the Moon

After years of zooming through deep space, a presumed leftover piece of a Chinese rocket slammed into the Moon today, just as space tracking experts expected it would. From a report: At least, it should have hit the Moon around 7:30AM ET this morning, … Continue reading After Mistaken Identity and Confusion, a Piece of Space Junk Slams Into the Moon

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Space exploration consortium announces plan to put artwork on the Moon

While most artists aspire to have their work exhibited somewhere like The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a piece by Dubai-based British painter Sacha Jafri may soon be soaring to even loftier heights – plans call for it to be permanently displayed on the … Continue reading Space exploration consortium announces plan to put artwork on the Moon