On Sunday evening, the Moon will pass through the shadow of the Earth, creating a total lunar eclipse. For space watchers down on the ground, it’s a rare but exciting opportunity to see a phenomenon that has fascinated humans for millennia. It will be visible over much of the world. People in South America and…
Scientists Grow Plants in Lunar Dirt, Next Stop Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. Researchers had no idea if anything would sprout in the harsh moon dirt and wanted to see if it could be used to grow food by the next generation of lunar explorers. The results stunned…
NASA Administrator Talks Moon and Beyond
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is looking forward to the first test flight of the Space Launch System rocket, and, later, the first manned flight to the moon in more than 50 years. Nelson held a media briefing Tuesday ahead of the Crew-4 launch to the International Space Station. “Right now we are proceeding on. We’re…
Australia to Bring Aussies Along to Its First Trip to the Moon
The Australian Space Agency has launched a campaign to instil a sense of Aussie pride in its first space mission to the Moon, dubbed Australia’s “boldest adventure yet.” In collaboration with NASA, the mission involves sending an Australian-made rover to the Moon and is expected to launch in 2026. The project’s symbol is a common…
Original Buzz Aldrin Moon Walk Photo Sells for $7,700 at Auction
COPENHAGEN—A series of original NASA photographs from the Apollo missions sold for a total of 1.16 million Danish crowns ($171,831) in an auction in Copenhagen on Wednesday. The 74 privately-owned photographs from the Apollo 8–17 missions included the famous one of Buzz Aldrin’s moon walk during the first manned lunar landing in July 1969, which…
Space Junk on 5,800-mph Collision Course With Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take…
Rocket Stage From China’s Spacecraft About to Crash Into the Moon on March 4, Astronomer Says
The rocket stage detached from a Chinese spacecraft is set to strike the moon on March 4, an astronomer tracking near-Earth objects says after weighing launch time and lunar trajectory, as well as correcting previous mistakes. Bill Gray, who runs Project Pluto, said the object on a collision course with the moon most likely comes…
The Real Reason Why China Is Obsessed With the Moon
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CC) recently announced that it will strengthen its governance in space over the next five years. If this isn’t worrying enough, it will be assisted by Russia. The two countries recently confirmed plans to explore the moon. Explore the big piece of rock for what, exactly? This is where things…
Toyota Heading to Moon With Cruiser, Robotic Arms, Dreams
TOKYO—Toyota is working with Japan’s space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday. The vehicle being developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is called Lunar Cruiser, whose name pays homage to…
Second Alien Moon Identified Is Much Like the First: Big and Strange
WASHINGTON—For only the second time, astronomers have detected what appears to be a moon orbiting a planet in another solar system. Just like the first time, this one has traits suggesting that such moons may differ greatly from those populating our solar system. Data obtained by NASA’s Kepler space telescope before it was retired in…
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