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A new mathematical study suggests that the abandoned Ascent Stage of the Apollo 11 mission’s Eagle Lunar Module (LM), long believed to have crashed on the Moon in 1969, may be circling our largest natural satellite in a stable orbit.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading The Apollo 11 Ascent Stage may still be orbiting the Moon
The lunar rovers of Apollo 15, 16 and 17 parked American automotive culture on the lunar surface, and expanded the scientific range of the missions’ astronaut explorers. From a report: Dave Scott was not about to pass by an interesting rock without sto… Continue reading 50 Years Ago, NASA Put a Car on the Moon
On July 26, 1971, at 9:34 am EDT, Apollo 15 lifted off the Pad A of Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center on the first true lunar exploration mission. Using an improved Lunar Module, the ninth crewed Apollo mission and fourth lunar landing feat… Continue reading Apollo 15: NASA’s first moon buggy mission celebrates 50th anniversary
It’s tricky business detecting gravitational waves – these ripples in the very fabric of spacetime are often drowned out by background vibrations from earthquakes, traffic and other human activity. Now a pair of astrophysicists has proposed a new locat… Continue reading Putting a gravitational wave detector on the Moon could find new physics
Israeli startup SpaceIL is gearing up for a second attempt to land the first ever privately-funded spacecraft on the Moon, after securing funds for a new mission with even loftier goals. The announcement comes two years after the company’s original Ber… Continue reading Startup behind 2019 crash landing moves ahead with new lunar mission
Masten Space Systems is developing a robotic rover called Rocket M that could one day mine water on the Moon using rocket blasts. An entrant in NASA’s Break the Ice challenge, the rover uses rocket pulses to break up ice-bearing lunar soil or regolith … Continue reading Rocket mining system blasts water from beneath the Moon’s surface
Contrary to popular belief, not all planets orbit stars – some drift freely through the cosmos on their own. These cold, dark worlds don’t make great candidates for hosting life, but a new study suggests that their moons could be more habitable than th… Continue reading “Rogue planet” exomoons could potentially harbor water and life
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to send a tiny transforming ball-shaped robot to the lunar surface. Once it arrives, the device will gather data for the development of a future crewed exploration rover.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading JAXA to send tiny transforming robot to the lunar surface
Lockheed Martin and General Motors are teaming up to develop a next-generation rover for NASA’s Artemis program. Called the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), it will not only carry astronauts about, but will also operate autonomously.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Lockheed Martin and GM partner up to build next-gen lunar rover
Jupiter’s Icy moon Europa may have enough internal heat to trigger volcanic activity on the floor of its global ocean, according to the results of a new study. Despite being encased in a shell of water ice, Europa is considered to be one of the most pr… Continue reading Seafloor volcanoes may be supporting life on icy Europa