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The European Space Agency hopes to be mining the moon for water and oxygen in six years’ time. From a report: The agency took a big step toward this ambition by signing a deal with launch provider ArianeGroup on Monday. The one-year contract will see t… Continue reading Europe Plans To Drill the Moon For Oxygen and Water by 2025
The Moon is a desolate rock, completely incapable of harboring life as we know it. Despite being our closest celestial neighbor, conditions on the surface couldn’t be more different from the warm and wet world we call home. Variations in surface temperature are so extreme, from a blistering 106 C (223 F) during the lunar day to a frigid -183 C (-297 F) at night, that even robotic probes struggle to survive. The Moon’s atmosphere, if one is willing to call the wispy collection of oddball gasses including argon, helium, and neon at nearly negligible concentrations an atmosphere, does nothing …read more
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It was the first time an impact has been captured on film during a total lunar eclipse. Continue reading A Meteorite Crashed Into the ‘Super Blood Wolf Moon’
Observers of Sunday’s lunar eclipse were blessed with the first known sighting of a meteorite impact during such an event. From a report: The so-called “super wolf blood moon” was eagerly watched by millions of people around the world, mostly via live … Continue reading A Meteorite Hit the Moon During Total Lunar Eclipse
Scientists find that a surge in Earth impacts began during the Permian period, possibly because of disruptions in the asteroid belt. Continue reading Asteroids Crash Into Earth Over Twice as Often as 290 Million Years Ago
Cotton sprouts grew for about one week in a biosphere brought to the Moon by China’s Chang’e-4 mission. Continue reading The First Plants to Grow on the Moon Are Already Dead
A small green shoot is growing on the moon after a cotton seed germinated onboard a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said. From a report: The sprout has emerged from a lattice-like structure inside a canister after the Chang’e 4 lander touched down ear… Continue reading Giant Leaf For Mankind? China Germinates First Seed on Moon
The “super blood wolf moon eclipse” is coming to a sky near you later this month. “The total lunar eclipse will start late on Sunday, Jan. 20 and finish early on Monday, Jan. 21,” reports USA Today. Slashdot reader Zorro shares the report: Total lunar … Continue reading Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse Is Coming Later This Month
A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, China’s space agency said, hailing the event as a historic first and a major achievement for the country’s space program. From a report: The Chang’e-4 lunar probe,… Continue reading China ‘Lifts Mysterious Veil’ by Landing Probe on Far Side of the Moon
State news agency Xinhua reports that China has successfully landed its Chang’e 4 spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Thursday morning, Beijing time, becoming the first country in history to touch the lunar surface unseen by those on Earth. CNBC … Continue reading China Successfully Lands Spacecraft On Far Side of the Moon