China’s communist regime plans to continue its efforts to win the new space race throughout 2022. Thus far, Beijing is on track to achieve at least 40 space launches during the year, including missions to complete its space station, develop a lunar base, and field new satellites. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC),…
Astro Photographer Uses 200,000 Moon Photos to Show Exaggerated Lunar Craters and Texture
Making good use of the clear night skies in Arizona, where he recently moved, astronomy buff Andrew McCarthy sets up his telescope camera in his backyard to take spectacular shots of the moon. After the pandemic halted his career working for a tech startup, the digital artist/photographer struck out to turn his passion into a…
Australian 3D Printing Company Wants to Build Houses on the Moon
An Australian construction company has partnered up with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to fast-track the development of a 3D printer to build lunar dwellings. Luyten co-founder and CEO, Ahmed Mahil, said he was over the moon about the collaboration. “We are absolutely delighted and extremely honoured to be partnering with UNSW to…
NASA Seeks Ideas for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
BOISE, Idaho—If anyone has a good idea on how to put a nuclear fission power plant on the moon, the U.S. government wants to hear about it. NASA and the nation’s top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system. NASA is collaborating with the…
Russian Space Movie Director Says Moon or Mars Could Be Next
MOSCOW—Russian film director Klim Shipenko said on Tuesday he was up for making a movie on the moon or even Mars after returning from 12 days of shooting aboard the International Space Station that transformed his ideas about the possibilities of cinema. Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild returned to Earth on Sunday after gathering more…
Indian Microbiologist Passionate About Photographing the Moon Captures Dramatic Images
An Indian microbiologist who is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Life Sciences has been snapping some incredibly dramatic images of the moon from the terrace and balcony of his house. “I am most passionate about photographing the moon only,” Anup Raj, who currently resides in India’s capital, New Delhi, told The Epoch Times in an…
Observatory Spots Moon-Forming Region Around Planet in Another Solar System 370 Light-Years From Earth
Scientists for the first time have spotted a moon-forming region around a planet beyond our solar system—a Jupiter-like world surrounded by a disk of gas and dust massive enough that it could spawn three moons the size of the one orbiting Earth. The researchers used the ALMA observatory in Chile’s Atacama desert to detect the…
Moon-Forming Region Seen Around Planet in Another Solar System
Scientists for the first time have spotted a moon-forming region around a planet beyond our solar system—a Jupiter-like world surrounded by a disk of gas and dust massive enough that it could spawn three moons the size of the one orbiting Earth. The researchers used the ALMA observatory in Chile’s Atacama desert to detect the…
Photographer Captures a Breathtaking Image of the ‘Moon Dressed Like Saturn’
This breathtaking image has captured a new perspective of the moon, making it appear like its distant neighbor Saturn. Photographer Francisco Sojuel took the stunning photo from the base camp of volcano Acatenango, Guatemala, before sunrise on Dec. 24, 2019, after a six-hour hike. In the picture, clouds are formed around the moon which makes…
Northrop to Build Homes on Moon Orbit Under $935 Million NASA Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp won a NASA contract worth $935 million to develop living quarters for the U.S. space agency’s planned outpost in lunar orbit, the weapons maker said on Friday. Astronauts will live and conduct research in the Habitation And Logistics Outpost (HALO) made by Northrop for the lunar Gateway – a vital component of NASA’s Artemis moon…
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