NASA says it will 'win second space race' as it plans February moon launch

The US space agency is planning a 10-day mission to fly by the moon at a distance of 5,000 miles - and says engineering fixes ...

Exclusive Views from the Far Side of the Moon: With the 'Wangyu' Spacesuit, I Watch the Earth Slowly 'Change Its Face'

Wearing the 'Wangyu' spacesuit, I slowly set foot on the surface of the far side of the Moon. This 'Wangyu' spacesuit is ...
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NASA aims to launch its first crewed Moon mission to the Moon in more than half a century in February

The US space agency has announced a new schedule for Artemis 2 that will lay the groundwork for the first human landing since ...
New Scientist

Lunar missions may contaminate the moon with hardy Earth microbes

Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon's surface, ...

Moon Helium Deal Is the Biggest Space Resource Grab Yet

Quantum cryogenics manufacturer Bluefors is betting big on Interlune, a startup that aims to extract Helium-3 from the lunar ...

How Abundant is Water Ice in the Permanently Shadowed Regions of the Moon's South Pole? Enough to Build 100 Lunar Bases

The permanently shadowed regions of the Moon's south pole are shrouded in mystery. Due to the tilt of the Moon's axis and the characteristics of its orbit and rotation, certain areas of the south pole ...

NASA selects Blue Origin to take the once-canceled VIPER rover to the moon

NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon by awarding ...

Brit scientists over the Moon after growing tea in lunar soil

Led by Professor Nigel Mason of Kent's School of Physics and Astronomy and Dr Sara Lopez-Gomollon of the university's School ...
Coeur d'Alene Press

Earth may have another moon ... sort of

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

This Startup Is Racing To Be The First To Mine Helium On The Moon

Interlune is developing robots to harvest a valuable gas on the lunar surface that could have a big impact on Earth.

Canada’s First Moon Mission to Fly Aboard Firefly Spacecraft

Canada's first lunar rover will search for water at the Moon's south pole as part of an international effort to establish a ...

Little red robots are getting ready to scout moon base sites

The little red robots appear to be little more than a pair of wheels, but in between these are tiny computers that provide their smarts. During the recent test, the robots could be seen navigating ...