Artemis
NASA Continues Testing its New Lunar Spacesuits
NASA’s Artemis mission objective is among other things, to get human beings back to the Moon. Much of the attention…
NASA is One Step Closer to Deploying Fission Reactors on the Moon
What's the most important thing you need to live and work on the Moon? Power. For NASA's upcoming Artemis program,…
This is How Astronauts Would Escape from the Artemis II Launch Pad
Space exploration is a tricky and at times, dangerous business. The safety of the crews is of paramount importance and…
The Moon is Still Shrinking, Explaining Why it Still Has Landslides
Although our Moon formed 4.5 billion years ago, it's still evolving. The interior continues to cool and its orbit is…
NASA is Pushing Back its Moon Landings to 2026
I wasn’t around for the Apollo program that took human beings to the Moon. I would have love to have…
We've Entered a New Era: The Lunar Anthropocene
For almost half a century, the term "Anthropocene" has been informally used to describe the current geological epoch. The term…
Simulating How Moon Landings Will Kick Up Dust
When spacecraft land on the Moon, their exhaust strikes the powdery regolith on the lunar surface. The Moon has low…
Balloon Animals and Bouncy Castles on the Moon. The Case for Inflatable Habitats
NASA's 2024 BIG Ideas Challenge is seeking innovative ideas for building inflatable habitats on the lunar surface!
This Moon Rover Wheel Could be 3D Printed on the Moon
When you think about sending missions to the Moon, every single gram counts on launch day. Therefore, it makes sense…
We Don't Know Enough About the Biomedical Challenges of Deep Space Exploration
Although humans have flown to space for decades, the missions have primarily been in low-Earth orbit, with just a handful…