A space elevator connecting Earth and the Moon could be closer than ever
A Moon-anchored “Spaceline” could theoretically reach toward Earth using materials such as Zylon, Kevlar or Dyneema that already…
Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon
A Mars probe from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) may answer some longstanding questions about the Red…
War on Earth could spill over to the moon, Chinese space scientists warn
In a rare study, Chinese aerospace researchers have explored how a war could one day spill into the…
NASA Finds Earth Microbes Could Hide in the Moon’s Deep Shadows
Shadows near the Moon’s south pole may create temporary refuges where microbes carried by astronauts can withstand otherwise…
NASA Is Building “Air Traffic Control” for the Moon
At nearly 240,000 miles from Earth, the moon is getting its first spaceport, Gateway — and engineers developed…
China delays Chang’e-7 lunar south pole landing mission launch
HELSINKI — China has postponed its Chang’e-7 robotic lunar south polar landing mission just hours ahead of a…
Apollo 15 astronauts collected tiny green glass beads from the Moon in 1971; more than 35 years later scientists found evidence of water inside, changing what we knew about the lunar interior
Representative Image (Image Credit: Canva) In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin noticed something unusual…
NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon
Washington – The moon is, to put it mildly, an inhospitable place for people and other living organisms…
China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system’s coldest places
BEIJING – China is poised to launch Chang’e-7, its most technologically complex lunar mission to date, in its…
Microbes from Earth may be able to survive the Moon’s South Pole
When we picture the Moon, we usually imagine a barren, lifeless world. Its surface is blasted by ultraviolet…
NASA photos reveal moon crater after SpaceX rocket crash – YouTube
NASA photos reveal moon crater after SpaceX rocket crash YouTubeNew images reveal what happened when a SpaceX rocket slammed…
Japan aims for the moons of Mars
KAGOSHIMA PREF. – Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’ moons to retrieve samples that may unlock…