Space and astronomy news
It looks like Russia is thumbing its nose at international cooperation on the Moon. They’ve refused to sign the Artemis Accords, which are a set of rules governing Lunar exploration. NASA and seven other countries have signed on already, with more to come.
NASA just released a series of principles designed to foster exploration and cooperation in lunar exploration, called the Artemis Accords.
White House officials have directed NASA to begin work on establishing a standard time for the Moon, according to a report from Reuters this week. Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) is intended to help ensure synchronization between the various lunar activities planned under the Artemis program.
With NASA gearing up to send humans back to the Moon in the next few years with the Artemis missions with the goal of establishing a permanent outpost at the lunar south pole, nations are making efforts to contribute to Artemis and a permanent presence on our nearest celestial neighbor. Recently, the Italian Space Agency, …
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Researchers look to track and mitigate the growing number of space junk objects around the Moon.
NASA recently welcomed the newest signatories of the Artemis Accords as Spain, Ecuador, and India became the 25th, 26th, and 27th countries, respectively, to sign on to the historic agreement for cooperation and partnership for space exploration, specifically pertaining to NASA’s Artemis program.
China and Russia have released a Guide that details their plans for a lunar base that will rival NASA’s, and they are looking for countries to join them!
After a year of consultation, interviews, and intensive review, the Space Generation Advisory Council’s EAGLE team has released a document on how humanity can live cooperatively and peacefully on the Moon – the Lunar Governance Report!
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have announced that a Canadian astronaut will fly as part of the Artemis II mission.
A new study led by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics explains how the Moon may not have enough resources to support everything we plan to build up there.