Wall-E’s Distant Cousin Will Map Not the Moon’s Trash, But Its Water
22 Jan 2022, 06:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover will land on the Moon in 2023 as “first resource mapping mission on another celestial body.”
First Full Moon of 2022, Known as the Wolf Moon, Will Put on a Show Tonight
17 Jan 2022, 15:05 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Tonight's full Wolf Moon will put on a show for stargazers. The Moon will appear greet the night sky for three days in a row
“Mysterious Hut” on the Far Side of the Moon Turns Out to Be Bunny-Shaped Rock
13 Jan 2022, 07:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Chinese Yutu 2 rover takes long detour to study strange formation spotted by accident, makes completely unsurprising discovery
Airbus Jumps on the Train Leading to the Most Remote Human Habitat in History
11 Jan 2022, 15:43 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Airbus Crisa will be in charging with developing the power system for NASA's future Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO)
There’s So Much Water in the Solar System and Beyond It’s Surprising
8 Jan 2022, 11:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says “the Solar System and beyond is awash” in water in various forms, substance is essential to the success of exploration missions
All-Metal Wheels of the VIPER Moon Rover Spin for 25 Miles in “High-Tech Sandbox”
7 Jan 2022, 09:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA reveals some details of the tests it performed on the wheels of the VIPER rover that will be sent to the Moon in 2023 to search for water
Amazon Alexa Is Going to the Moon on Artemis I, To Work Without Internet Connection
5 Jan 2022, 14:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin managed to integrate Amazon Alexa and Webex by Cisco into a single solution, to fly it on the Artemis I mission to the Moon
Forget About Wheeled Rovers, MIT Is Working on Vehicles That Use the Moon to Levitate
26 Dec 2021, 03:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Aerospace engineers from MIT are working on a revolutionary rover design that uses the natural charge of the Moon to levitate
ESA Is Ready to Unwrap a Special Gift Delivered From the Moon
20 Dec 2021, 14:46 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The European Space Agency (ESA) will open a special package that comes from the Moon. It's a 50-year-old gift and it holds something precious inside
NASA’s Spacecraft Lets Us Hear What Jupiter’s Icy Moon Sounds Like
18 Dec 2021, 01:39 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Ever wondered what the biggest moon in our solar system sounds like? NASA's Juno spacecraft collected an eerily audio track on its latest meeting with the moon
Chinese Find Something Cube on the Far Side of the Moon, They’ll Go Check It Out
8 Dec 2021, 13:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese Chang'e-4 rover snaps a photo of a curious cube-shaped feature on the far side of the Moon, it will take it three months to reach it
This Rocket Shoots Bouncy Cameras to Take Selfies of Landing on the Moon
8 Dec 2021, 10:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA, Masten Space Systems and Zandef Deksit test a detachable camera that could provide interesting POVs of landings on the Moon and Mars
Here Is the Heart That Will Keep the Orion Spacecraft Alive
4 Dec 2021, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Orion spacecraft that will depart for the Moon in 2022 gets its power from a space shuttle-derived module made in Europe
This Whale-Shaped Plane Swallows Large Cargo to Help Astronauts Return to the Moon
4 Dec 2021, 02:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's bizzare-looking plane is helping the space agency prepare for future Artemis missions that will return astronauts to the Moon
Northrop Grumman to Build Boosters for NASA's SLS Megarocket
4 Dec 2021, 01:43 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.19 billion contract to build boosters for its mega moon rocket, which will support the next six SLS flights
Asteroids Hitting the Moon Is Not Something We’d Like to See for Real
2 Dec 2021, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Simulation video shows how asteroid impacts on the Moon may appear as seen from here on Earth, sight is truly frightening
Nissan Aims for the Moon With New Lunar Rover Concept Built With JAXA
2 Dec 2021, 08:24 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Nissan have teamed up to build a new lunar rover vehicle, with battery-electric power and e-4ORCE technology
Skoda Enyaq-Inspired Autonomous Moon Rover Packs Star Trek Technology
27 Nov 2021, 04:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / London-based Xtend Design has created a concept inspired by Skoda's SUVs that can withstand the harsh conditions of our natural satellite: meet the Luniaq
Intuitive Machines to Deliver CADRE Mapping Robots to the Moon in 2024
19 Nov 2021, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA awards over $77 million to Intuitive Machines to have the CADRE robots and a bunch of other experiments delivered to the Moon in 2024
SLS Moon Rocket, Orion Capsule to Move to Launch Pad Soon, NASA To Make a Spectacle
17 Nov 2021, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says it will roll out the SLS-Orion combo to its launch pad by the end of winter, plans to conduct first tests shortly after