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Nobody has claimed ownership of the mysterious rocket that recently crashed on the moon
Last week, NASA reported that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed a strange double crater on the Moon that was caused by a crashing rocket in…
NASA Reveals Three Design Concepts For Nuclear Power On The Moon
NASA isn’t planning on getting back to the moon alone – it will be working with other agencies and private companies involved in various parts…
When to See the Super Flower Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse
If you enjoy seeing each month’s full moon, May’s lunar moment is going to have you extra excited. Not only is it the summer’s Flower…
The Real Reason For The Moon Landing Conspiracy
NASA pulled off something seemingly magical when it shuttled the first humans to the moon, but not everyone believes the event played out as claimed….
Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon
A leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take…
Here’s When to See February’s Full Snow Moon
A new month means a new full moon. If you missed January’s Full Wolf Moon, you can catch the new one in just a few…
SpaceX Will Be The First Company To Reach The Moon (By Accident)
A Falcon 9 rocket leaving Cape Canaveral in 2017. Nadezda Murmakova/Shutterstock.com You’ve heard about space junk, but it’s time to get familiar with moon junk….
Machine to melt Moon rocks and derive metals may launch in 2024
Enlarge / If all goes well, this is how Lunar Resources’ extractor could appear on the lunar surface in a few years. (credit: Lunar Resources)…
A new NASA astronaut corps for the next era in space
NASA’s next crewed missions to the Moon will need a larger, differently-trained and multi-skilled astronaut corps to deliver on the agency’s ambitions. Why it matters:…
The presence of carbon dioxide cold traps on the moon have been confirmed
For decades scientists have speculated that the moon potentially had solid carbon dioxide hidden in something researchers called lunar carbon dioxide cold traps. Finally, after…
NASA Delays Moon Landing to 2025, Blames Jeff Bezos and Congress
In what is a surprise to absolutely no one, NASA won’t be sending astronauts to the lunar surface in 2024. Blaming everyone but the kitchen…
Nasa announces uncrewed flights around the Moon to begin in February 2022
The Orion capsule will be launched on the Space Launch System, paving the way for the resumption of people to walk on Earth’s satellite again…
NASA Captures Spooky Photo of the Moon’s Shadow on Earth During an Eclipse
Earthlings were privy to an exciting astronomical event last month: an annular solar eclipse, which cast a lunar shadow across the Arctic Circle. Today NASA…
How to best watch the lunar eclipse in the US and Canada
On May 26, a total lunar eclipse will be visible in the pre-dawn sky over much of North America. Skygazers will see the Moon pass completely…
Congress fires warning shot at NASA after SpaceX Moon lander award
Enlarge / Committee Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens to former US Sen. Bill Nelson, President Biden’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA,…
SpaceX will launch a Dogecoin-funded Moon satellite
SpaceX has agreed to launch a Moon satellite funded entirely by Dogecoin in early 2022. Source: https://www.engadget.com/spacex-dogecoin-moon-satellite-mission-200850331.html Proactive Computing found this story and shared it…
SpaceX reportedly wins NASA’s Artemis lunar lander contract
Elon Musk’s company will take astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972, according to the ‘Washington Post’ Source: https://www.engadget.com/spacex-nasa-artemis-lunar-lander-contract-report-184448656.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Russia turns away from NASA, says it will work with China on a Moon base
Enlarge (credit: Simon Stacpoole | Offside | Getty Images) The heads of the Chinese and Russian space agencies signed an agreement on Tuesday to work…
China collects Moon samples, may not share with NASA due to Wolf Amendment
Enlarge / Workers at the landing site of the return capsule of China’s Chang’e 5 probe in Siziwang Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,…
Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin space company will take first woman to the moon
Amazon owner seeks Nasa lunar lander contract Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Dynetics also in competition Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin will take the first…
NASA selects four companies for Moon material collection as it seeks to set precedent on private sector outer space mining
NASA has selected the winning candidates that they’ve decided to tap to collect lunar resources for eventual Earth return, from a number of commercial companies…
China’s Chang’e-5 mission leaves Moon’s surface
The robotic probe lifts off the lunar surface carrying samples of rock and dust to send to Earth. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55179983 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
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