This inverted solar portrait was captured during the waning partial phase, as the moon slipped left to right off the sun's ...
NASA is currently targeting no earlier than 2027 for the crewed Artemis III mission, but yet another delay seems likely.
Astronomers explain that the Sun looks darkened during a partial eclipse because the Moon essentially "bites" into it. The degree of darkness depends on how much of the Sun’s surface is obscured from ...
It will not only help future lunar settlers be self-sufficient but will help provide raw materials for space-based manufacturing facilities.
In fact, China’s upcoming Chang’e-8 mission (2029) will carry a lunar seismometer to the south pole. Once moonquakes are detected, satellites can quickly check for landslide signatures at the ...
Solar eclipses only occur at the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle (a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility) ...
NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CCLPS task order with an option to deliver a rover to the Moon’s South Pole region.
So do China and Russia. Here’s what you need to know about America’s new lunar-energy race ...
Quantum cryogenics manufacturer Bluefors is betting big on Interlune, a startup that aims to extract Helium-3 from the lunar ...
The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...
The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready ...
NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover mission by selecting Blue Origin to deliver it to the moon’s south pole in 2027.