On a clear night, the moon you gaze upon looks the same as it looked for the first humans that walked Earth—the same black-and-white side of our nearest neighbor with large dark "seas" and white "highlands" has been facing ...
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A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander.
Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2025
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As different nations begin conducting operations on the lunar surface, humanity's penchant for geopolitical struggles will likely be along for the ride. Tension between nations and/or corporations could grow. There are few ...
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2025
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Better understanding the lunar lighting environment will help NASA prepare astronauts for the harsh environment Artemis III Moonwalkers will experience on their mission. NASA's Artemis III mission will build on earlier test ...
Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2025
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A curious cow watches as NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Kate Rubins perform a simulated moonwalk in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona on May 14, 2024, in preparation for NASA's historic Artemis III moon ...
Space Exploration
Jun 17, 2025
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As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years, new research from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has found that lunar dust is less harmful to human lung cells than previously ...
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Jun 17, 2025
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The Apollo astronauts didn't know what they'd find when they explored the surface of the moon, but they certainly didn't expect to see drifts of tiny, bright orange glass beads glistening among the otherwise monochrome piles ...
Planetary Sciences
Jun 11, 2025
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A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon.
Space Exploration
Jun 5, 2025
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A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini rover.
Space Exploration
Jun 5, 2025
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NASA's RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot) undergoes testing to extract simulated regolith, or the loose, fragmental material on the moon's surface, inside of the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations ...
Planetary Sciences
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