Infrared (upper left) and other images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter revealed strange bare spots where the Moon’s ubiquitous dust is missing. The spots suggest…
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(Click image for full view.) August 10, 2018. Mines across the United States churn out all kinds of minerals, from potash to iron to gold.…
This artist’s concept shows the briefcase-sized Lunar Flashlight spacecraft using its near-infrared lasers to shine light into shaded polar regions on the Moon to look…
New Unified Geologic Map of the Moon with shaded topography from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA). This geologic map is a synthesis of six…
The full Moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, March 19, 2011, in Washington. A full Moon is described as a…
Future moon bases could be built with 3D printers that mix materials such as moon regolith, water, and astronauts’ urine. Credit: ESA, Foster and Partners…
An Orion spacecraft docked with the lunar outpost called the Gateway. The Gateway is the next structure to be launched by the partners of the…
The Earth and Moon have distinct oxygen compositions and are not identical in oxygen new research suggests. Credit: UNM Scientists Find Earth and Moon Not…
Graphic depiction of Myco-architecture off planet: growing surface structures at destination. Credit: L. Rothschild Science fiction often imagines our future on Mars and other planets…
[embedded content] This video uses data gathered from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft to recreate some of the stunning views of the Moon that the…
The subsurface stratigraphy seen by Yutu-2 radar on the far side of the moon. Credit: CLEP/CRAS/NAOC A little over a year after landing, China’s spacecraft…
A high-definition image of the Mars Australe lava plain on the Moon taken by Japan’s Kaguya lunar orbiter in November 2007. Credit: JAXA/NHK The first…
Artist impression of activities in a Moon Base. Power generation from solar cells, food production in greenhouses and construction using mobile 3D printer-rovers. Credit: ESA…
New research provides insights into chemicals trapped in the Moon’s dark craters and the conditions necessary for them to collect there.Credit: NASA The next wave…
The bottom scan of sample 73002 was taken using radiograph technology in 1974 by NASA. The X-Ray Computed Microtomography scan above was taken in 2019…
This image shows the Vikram Lander impact point and associated debris field. Green dots indicate spacecraft debris (confirmed or likely). Blue dots locate disturbed soil,…
Portions of the International Space Station are pictured as the orbiting complex was flying into an orbital sunset. From front to back, are the Tranquility…
The crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of the full Moon on April 30, 2018, as the station orbited off the coast…
Illustration of Lunar IceCube in orbit. Credit: Morehead State University As we venture forward to the Moon and establish a sustained lunar presence, finding and…
Scientists believe the moon formed after a large object crashed into the Earth, but details have been murky about what happened next. Credit: Illustration by…