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Having now reached lunar orbit in preparation for its landing on March 2, 2025, an engineering test instrument on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar l… Continue reading Firefly’s Moon-Orbiting ‘Blue Ghost’ Lunar Lander Tracked Earth-Orbiting GPS-Type Satellites
An anonymous reader shares a report: Later this month, Intuitive Machines, the private company behind the first commercial lander that touched down on the moon, will launch a second lunar mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The plan is to deploy … Continue reading Nokia is Putting the First Cellular Network On the Moon
“A robotic lander from Texas-based Firefly Aerospace is now in orbit around the Moon,” reports Spaceflight Now, “and going through its final preparations to land in the coming weeks.”
Its arrival comes nearly a month after the spacecraft launched onbo… Continue reading After Launch by SpaceX in January, Firefly Aerospace’s Lunar Lander Reaches Moon Orbit
A new study reveals that two Grand Canyon-sized valleys were formed in less than 10 minutes by “floods of rocks traveling as fast as bullets,” reports Space.com. From the report: Scientists analyzed the lunar canyons, named Vallis Schrodinger and Valli… Continue reading Grand Canyon-Sized Valleys On the Moon Formed Within 10 Minutes
A new study reveals that two Grand Canyon-sized valleys were formed in less than 10 minutes by “floods of rocks traveling as fast as bullets,” reports Space.com. From the report: Scientists analyzed the lunar canyons, named Vallis Schrodinger and Valli… Continue reading Grand Canyon-Sized Valleys On the Moon Formed Within 10 Minutes
“If NASA establishes a permanent presence on the moon, its astronauts’ homes could be made of a new 3D-printable, waterless concrete,” writes MIT Technology Review. “Someday, so might yours.
“By accelerating the curing process for more rapid construc… Continue reading For Moon Missions, Researchers Test a 3D-Printable, Waterless Concrete
An asteroid named 2024 PT5, recently exhibiting “mini moon” behavior around Earth, may have been a boulder that was blasted off the moon by an impacting, crater-forming asteroid,” reports the Associated Press. The 33-foot space rock is expected to pass… Continue reading Earth’s ‘Mini Moon’ May Have Been a Chunk of Our Actual Moon
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: After asking both SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop cargo landers for its Artemis missions, NASA has announced plans to use those landers to deliver heavy equipment to the Moon. The agency wants Elon … Continue reading NASA Wants SpaceX and Blue Origin To Deliver Cargo To the Moon
We have seen a recent surge of interest in whether it’s possible to grow potatoes and other plants in Martian soil, but what is the likelihood that a future (manned) …read more Continue reading LEAF Mission Seeks to Grow Plants on the Moon
NASA confirmed that it’s working with international partners and standards organizations to create a Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) for future lunar exploration. This time standard will account for relativity and be scalable for other celestial bodies, s… Continue reading NASA Confirms Plans To Develop Lunar Time Standard