(NewsNation) — After China landed a probe on the far side of the moon, NASA warned there is a new space race between America and China. One question is the use of the moon as various countries seek to find resources upon it. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson with the Hayden Planetarium in New York said … Read more
Japan had its moment in the Moon’s glow earlier this year when scientists landed a lunar probe on the surface of our nearest celestial neighbor. The landing didn’t quite go to plan, though, as the probe landed face-first. After that, it was expected to survive for a matter of days. However, the probe is still … Read more
It’s shadow time, baby! Soon, people living in North America will get to experience their first solar eclipse in almost a decade. Even though the last solar eclipse in North America happened in 2017, the next one isn’t expected until August 2044, so seizing this moment is critical. More than just a peculiar shadow, the … Read more
Photo: NASA/ullstein bild (Getty Images) If NASA’s Artemis program goes off without a hitch, there will be astronauts living in an outpost near the Moon’s south pole by 2028. The efforts to efficiently plan operations to sustain this moonbase while exploring the lunar surface will be monumental. The White House issued a memorandum on Tuesday … Read more
NASA wants to come up with an out-of-this-world way to keep track of time, putting the moon on its own souped-up clock. It’s not quite a time zone like those on Earth, but an entire frame of time reference for the moon. Because there’s less gravity on the moon, time there moves a tad quicker … Read more
It’s shadow time, baby! Soon, people living in North America will get to experience their first solar eclipse in almost a decade. Even though the last solar eclipse in North America happened in 2017, the next one isn’t expected until August 2044, so seizing this moment is critical. More than just a peculiar shadow, the … Read more
Two of Blue Origin’s earliest employees, former president Rob Meyerson and chief architect Gary Lai, have started a company that seeks to extract helium-3 from the lunar surface, return it to Earth, and sell it for applications here. The company has been operating in stealth since its founding in 2022, but it emerged on Wednesday … Read more
The Odysseus lunar lander is expected to cut its mission short on Tuesday after a botched landing left it on its side on the moon’s surface. Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based aerospace firm that developed the craft, announced that the probe will shut down about two to three days earlier than planned on Tuesday morning when the sun sets on the South … Read more
A private U.S. lunar lander is expected to stop working Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon. Intuitive Machines, the Houston company that built and flew the spacecraft, said Monday it will continue to collect data until sunlight no longer shines on the solar panels. Based on … Read more
The Odysseus lander transmitted its first photos from the surface of the moon Monday, a milestone for the first lunar probe operated by a private company. Odysseus touched down near the south pole of the moon Thursday, becoming the first American probe to land on the moon in more than 50 years. The mission was … Read more
