Tech Mimicking How Plants Works Could Be Used to Make Oxygen on the Moon and Mars
13 Jun 2023, 14:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A group of European experts are working to mimic plant photosynthesis as a way to generate oxygen on alien worlds, including the Moon and Mars
NASA Wants to Rent Other People's Moon Rovers, Not Actually Own Them
29 May 2023, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA said at the end of last week it will use the lunar rovers for the Artemis V and beyond missions as a service, and will not actually own them
All We Know About the Artemis II Crewed Mission Around the Moon
27 May 2023, 23:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A little more than a year is left until we send the first humans to the Moon as part of the Artemis program, so here's a rundown of what we know so far
Terrae Novae Plan Shows How Important Europe Is for America's Space Expansion Strategy
26 May 2023, 23:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) has a plan in place to increase its involvement in space exploration, and it's called Terrae Novae
China Could Beat NASA's Artemis to the Moon, Here’s Why That Might Not Be a Bad Thing
14 May 2023, 19:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What do you think? Does China have hope in heck of beating NASA to the Moon? Or are we giving a bunch of plastic mockups at a science convention too much credit
NASA Wants to Free Moon Soil Oxygen Using Carbothermal Reactors
28 Apr 2023, 15:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says it may have found a way to extract oxygen from lunar regolith after a test on Earth using simulants showed promising results
Hyundai Motor Group Aims for Space Exploration, Starts Building Advanced Lunar Rover
20 Apr 2023, 07:00 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / The Group's solar-powered lunar rover will operate autonomously and carry technologies for scientific research - for now, the goal is to create a working model
This Fan-Made LEGO Is a Highly Detailed Moon Poster With Tons of Pieces
16 Apr 2023, 14:45 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / LEGO Ideas is full of wonders, and we can see that with this amazing Moon poster that has a moon phase diagram, crates made of bricks, and even our home planet
This LEGO Ideas Earth and Moon Orrery Has Amazing Details With Moon Phases
9 Apr 2023, 14:42 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / We can all agree that LEGO Ideas is full of wonders, and this fully functional orrery is no exception. It features lots of details
It’s Official, NASA’s Next Target for Human Crews Is Mars
3 Apr 2023, 11:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA creates the Moon to Mars Program Office aiming not only to advance lunar exploration, but pave the way for the first crewed mission to Mars
Fresh Blueprint of Future Moon Space Station Is the Simplest and Most Detailed Yet
30 Mar 2023, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency (ESA) released a blueprint of the upcoming Gateway lunar space station, it's simple and revealing
NASA Going to the Far Side of the Moon, See What the Cosmos Was Like Before Stars Existed
15 Mar 2023, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment-Night (LuSEE-Night) to fly in 2026 to the far side of the Moon and look for cosmic Dark Ages radio waves
We'll Soon Be Able to Make Roaming Calls to Astronauts on the Moon
27 Feb 2023, 14:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is moving forward with plans to build a communication and navigation network around the Moon, Moonlight project enters new phase
Blue Origin Found a Way to Turn Moondust Into Solar Cells, They Call It Blue Alchemist
17 Feb 2023, 23:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Blue Alchemist method of generating raw materials needed for solar cells from lunar regolith simulant may forever alter the course of space exploration
Piece of the Moon on Earth: Where NASA Tests Both Human Eyes and the Lunar Rover
10 Feb 2023, 23:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Lunar Lab and Regolith Testbed is the place where NASA scientists are looking at how the lunar surface and light can impact future missions
Nuclear-Powered Flashlight to Make Moon Water Detection a Breeze
8 Feb 2023, 13:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An X- and gamma ray powered by a new power technology called EmberCore could be used to detect precious substances on and under the surface of the Moon
SLS Rocket Exceeds Expectations, Preparations Commence for Artemis II
29 Jan 2023, 15:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / After a preliminary analysis of the SLS launch, NASA determined that the first Artemis mission was a success, with the rocket meeting or exceeding expectations
Pipelines Built by Robots on the Moon Will Carry Local Oxygen for Astronaut Use
18 Jan 2023, 15:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A researcher with Lunar Resources is working on creating the premises for a lunar oxygen pipeline to help future colonization efforts
Orion Spaceship Splashed Down 50 Years After the Apollo 17 Moon Landing, What’s Next?
12 Dec 2022, 08:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Orion spaceship is now back home after traveling “farther than any spacecraft designed to carry humans and return them to Earth”
NASA Moving Ahead With 3D Printing Landing Pads, Habitats and Roads on the Moon
30 Nov 2022, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA awarded a new SBIR contract to Icon to have it come up with the technologies needed to 3D-print landing pads, habitats and roads on the Moon