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Breathing Lunar Dust Could Give Astronauts Bronchitis and Even Lung Cancer
According to a new study, one of the greatest health risks posed by missions to the Moon could be the…
This Bizarre Image is a 3D Scan of a Cave Network in Spain. This Technology Could be Used to Map Out Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars
A team that participated in the ESA's Pangaea-X program recently produced the largest 3D image of a cave system in…
Here’s the Earth and Moon Seen from OSIRIS-REx
As it makes its way towards the asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx mission continues to provide us with breathtaking images of…
Neptune-Sized Exomoon Found Orbiting a Jupiter-Sized Planet?
A new study by an astrophysicists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research shows that the first exomoon…
Study of Moon Rocks Suggest Interior of the Moon is Really Dry
A new study of the "Rusty Rocks" returned by the Apollo 16 mission suggest that the Moon's interior is very…
New Study Says Moon’s Magnetic Field Existed 1 Billion Years Longer Than We Thought
A new study by researchers from MIT has cast doubt on when the Moon lost its magnetic field, indicating that…
Good News for Future Moon Bases. There’s Water Inside the Moon
A new study by a team from Brown University has revealed evidence of widespread water on the lunar surface, which…
How Long is a Day on the Moon?
A single day on the Moon lasts the equivalent of 29.5 Earth days, which is the result of its tidally-locked…
I Wonder if it has Room Service? Here’s the Space Hotel that Won a Recent NASA Competition
A team of MIT graduate students was recently honored by NASA's RASC-AL competition for their MARINA space habitat design
How Does Mercury Compare to Earth?
Mercury and Earth are a study in contrasts, with serious differences in their orbits, atmospheres, surface temperatures, and annual/diurnal cycles.…