July 2024 New Moon: Dark skies tonight as Earth is furthest from the sun today
The July 2024 new moon occurs today when Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion.The new moon arrives on July 5 at 6:57 p.m. Eastern Time…
NASA’s vision for a space station orbiting the moon comes to life in a new 3D video
Engineers are currently busy crafting the first components of what will eventually become Gateway Space Station. One day, if all goes according to plan, Gateway will serve as the first…
Something hidden on the moon may be hiding behind its mysterious vortices: Scientists have a theory
The face of the Moon is known for its gray, mottled complexion, but did you know that if you point a telescope at our planet's neighboring moon, you'll also see…
NASA Announces Artemis II Backup Crew Member for Moon Mission – NASA
NASA has selected astronaut Andre Douglas as a backup crew member for the agency's Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under NASA's Artemis campaign. Douglas will train alongside…
NASA publishes new white papers on architecture from the Moon to Mars
NASA recently published two new white papers detailing specific areas of its Moon-to-Mars architecture efforts, providing insight into the agency's strategy for long-term human deep space exploration. Lunar mobility and…
The entire surface of this hellish moon is covered in lakes of lava
Bristling with volcanoes like a prickly pig with feathers, Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System. At any given time, about 150 of Io's…
Meteorite dust: a new material for building structures on the Moon
The European Space Agency (ESA) has taken a new approach to tackling one of the most significant challenges of lunar colonization: building structures on the Moon. Transporting building materials from…
This Week in Space Podcast: Episode 117 – Home on the Moon
On episode 117 of This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and guest host Isaac Arthur talk with ICON Build's Evan Jensen about 3D printing habitats on the moon and one…
Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon, while the other planets have hundreds
On Earth, you can look up at night and see the moon shining brightly from hundreds of thousands of miles away. But if you go to Venus, that won't be…
NASA’s Juno probe gets a close-up view of the lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io
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