NASA’s Retirement Plans for the International Space Station
This week, we look at the retirement plans NASA has outlined for the International Space Station, and future space stations it will build with commercial partners.
Moon
How Much Oxygen is Already on the Moon?
Analysis Shows There May Be Enough to Support Earth’s Entire Population for 100,000 Years
Analysis Shows There May Be Enough to Support Earth’s Entire Population for 100,000 Years
How much oxygen is on the moon, you may ask? A recent analysis indicates that the top layer of rock and dirt, known as regolith, that covers the Moon’s entire surface has more than you probably think.
NASA Wants Battelle to Put a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
NASA wants Battelle to put a fission based nuclear reactor on the moon, and is asking anyone and...
Space Travelers Might Use Mushrooms as Radiation Shields
Space travelers and off-world colonists may use mushrooms as radiation shields thanks to a special type of fungus...
Near-earth asteroid may be broken off chunk of the moon
A team of astronomers believe that a near earth asteroid could actually be a lost fragment of Earth’s...
Breathing on the Moon Will Require Harvesting Oxygen from Lunar Rocks
Engineers have successfully demonstrated how water and oxygen can be extracted by the heating of lunar soil. We can all breath easy now.
Robot Swarms Being Developed to Mine the Moon
A team of researchers plans to advance space-mining methods using swarms of autonomous robots to mine and collect minerals for space missions.
The Fate of the Moon: Could Earth’s Satellite Ever Escape Its Orbit?
Could the Moon ever manage to escape Earth’s gravity? If this happened at some point in the future, where might the Moon go from there?
Russia May Leave the International Space Station to Build Its Own
Russia said it hopes to launch an orbital space station in 2025 and considering withdrawing from the International Space Station.
Moon’s Ancient Lava Tubes May Be Explored by A ‘Hopping Robot’ Drone
The ESA is investigating the use of "hopping robot" drones to explore the ancient lava tubes that exist deep inside the Moon.
Real Life BB-8 Robot Will Explore Moon’s Lava Tubes
Researchers developed a new drone, named DAEDALUS, explicitly designed to explore and map the Moon's lava tubes.
Russia and China’s Lunar Turf War with NASA Continues
Russia is Teaming with China on a Future Lunar Base, in a Move that May Signal the End of Similar Plans with NASA.
Scientists Want to Build an ‘Ark’ on the Moon In Case of Humanity’s “Total Collapse”
A "Lunar Ark" will store Earth's biological material on the Moon.
A "Lunar Ark" will store Earth's biological material on the Moon.
A researcher has proposed that humanity build a "lunar ark" on the Moon to store over 6.7 million samples of seeds, spores, sperm, and eggs.
NASA Will Build Artemis Base on the Moon’s South Pole
Location, Location, Location...
Location, Location, Location...
NASA's Artemis lunar base camp will house astronauts, rovers, and scientific equipment on the Moon's southern pole.
NASA Exploring Possibly 3D Printing a Lunar Base
A Texas-based company, ICON, wants to help NASA return to the Moon in 2024 by 3D printing a lunar base from moon dust.
Chang’e-5 Lander Returning to Earth from Lunar Surface
China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander's ascent vehicle is bringing back the first lunar soil samples to be collected since the 1970s.
China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander's ascent vehicle is bringing back the first lunar soil samples to be collected since the 1970s.
China's Chang'e-5 lunar lander's ascent vehicle is bringing back the first lunar soil samples to be collected since the 1970s.
China’s Chang’e 5 Lunar Probe Lands On The Moon
Chinese state media reports that their Chang'e 5 Lunar Probe has safely and successfully landed on the Moon in a historic landing.
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