Humans in Space
NASA Seeks US Partners to Develop Reusable Systems to Land Astronauts on Moon
As the next major step to return astronauts to the Moon under Space Policy Directive-1, NASA announced plans on Dec. 13 to work with ...
ESA
Europe to mine moon for Oxygen and Water by 2025
Subscribe to the Space News Podcast on iTunes The European Space Agency (ESA) has just signed a one-year contract with ArianeGroup to study ...
Humans in Space
Asteroid impacts on the Earth and moon have increased since the dinosaurs lived
An international team of scientists is challenging our understanding of a part of Earth’s history by looking at the Moon, the most complete ...
Humans in Space
China Grows Cotton on the Moon
Discussions about sending humans to the Moon and Mars have brought many challenges waiting to be solved, and among them is how to ...
Tech
China Lands on Dark Side of the Moon
China reached a milestone in space exploration on Thursday, landing a vehicle on the far side of the moon for the first time ...
Humans in Space
Scientists told to shelve NASA Moon rover
Scientists helping NASA put a rover on the moon are concerned about why the mission was canceled and why they were told to end operations ...
Featured
Elon Musk Posts “Moon Base Alpha” on Instagram
This single post by Elon Musk kind of blew up the internet for a while. Though Elon and SpaceX are pushing hard for ...
astronomy
Russia & US to build moon space station
NASA and Roscosmos signed a statement Sept. 27 supporting research that may lead to a cislunar habitat, but are far from a final ...
Lunar
NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Last Man to Walk on Moon
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the passing of Gemini and Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan: “Gene Cernan, Apollo ...
Humans in Space
The American Flags We Left on The Moon Have All Turned White
Since the United States landed on the Moon on July 20th 1969, there has been an American flag standing on its surface. While ...
Lunar
Japanese company proposes to build solar power cells on the Moon to provide clean energy to Earth.
Harnessing the sun’s power is nothing new on Earth, but if a Japanese company has it’s way it will build a solar strip ...
Humans in Space
NASA and Bigelow Aerospace Make Plans for Moon Base
NASA and Bigelow Aerospace are in the initial planning phases for a moon base. “As part of our broader commercial space strategy, NASA ...
