Moon
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Lander Begins Its Moon Odyssey
Now it’s Intuitive Machines’ turn to try making history with a robotic moon landing. Today’s launch of the Houston-based company’s Odysseus lander marks the…
Engineers Design Habitats for the Moon Inspired by Terminite Mounds
Through the Artemis Program, NASA intends to send astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo…
Chickpeas Grown in Lunar Regolith Are Stressed but Reach Maturity
A recent preprint investigates how chickpeas have been successfully grown in lunar regolith simulants (LRS), marking the first time such…
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,…
Japan Moon Lander Sleeps After Sending Science — Will It Wake Up Again?
After a few days of wakefulness, Japan's SLIM moon lander has gone dormant once more at the start of a…
NASA Wants to Put a Massive Telescope on the Moon
As part of the Artemis Program, NASA intends to establish all the necessary infrastructure to create a "sustained program of…
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…
Japan’s Moon Lander Is Lying On Its Side After Hitting Its Target
Now we know why Japan's lunar lander wasn't able to recharge its batteries after touching down on the moon last…
China Reveals How it’s Planning to Search for Water Ice at the Moon’s South Pole
It’s been a big week for Chinese space exploration. First a successful test flight of Zhuque-3 and this week we…
Japan’s Moon Lander Touches Down, But Power Problem Mars Its Mission
Update for Jan. 21: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shut down its moon lander to conserve battery power, but says…