Space on MSN14h
Did Covid lockdowns really cause temperatures on the moon to drop?
Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN12h
Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study Suggests
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
Risks with current Artemis 3 moon landing plan 'may be too high,' NASA safety group says
An annual safety report to NASA has both praise and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space ...
Space on MSN21h
Crater-diving hopper 'Gracie' will launch to the moon aboard private Athena lander this month
The rocket-powered Gracie will conduct five hops during its short lunar stay, including one into the depths of a shadowy ...
NASA says Boeing-built SLS moon rocket is ‘essential’ as company warns of layoffs
NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program. The SLS rocket ...
earth12d
Young ridges on Moon’s surface suggest that it is still active
Researchers found young ridges on the moon’s far side, proving it is still geologically active. The ridges formed in last 200 ...
Space on MSN4d
Europe signs contract for its 1st moon lander, Argonaut
Argonaut is designed to deliver supplies, infrastructure and payloads to the moon. It could survive for five years on the ...
ScienceAlert on MSN1h
Deep Chasms Could Lead to a Hidden Ocean on Uranus's Moon Ariel
Our Solar System, like a sneaky little hobbit, seems to have stuffed its pockets full of hidden oceans. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have moons astronomers think might be harboring liquid ...
Flying12h
Blue Origin, NASA Re-Create Moon’s Gravity
Partners use Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket to test out technologies bound for the moon—without actually sending them there ...
earth1d
Asteroid impact carved massive canyons on the moon in minutes
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
New Scientist12h
There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...