Moonquakes: The Cause of the Moon’s Shrinking

SPACE 05.16.2019 08:54 AM

Scientists discover the reason for the shrinking of the moon through lunar data Researchers revisited moonquake data gathered by the Apollo lunar missions during 1969-1977.

Chinese Discover Secrets of the Far Side of the Moon

05.16.2019 08:02 AM

They detected materials such as olivine and low-calcium pyroxene that are rare elsewhere on the surface.

SpaceX to Launch Its First 60 Internet-Providing Satellites

05.16.2019 07:54 AM

SpaceX plans a constellation of satellites that could eventually total 12,000. SpaceX plans to provide the entire world with affordable broadband internet and they are closer than you think to accomplish that goal.

Space Mining Could Ruin Our Solar System, Researchers Warn

05.15.2019 15:09 PM

The solar system could be depleted of its iron, water and other resources The government has been passing laws regarding the protection of the Earth's most vulnerable places from the ravages of different industries, but a new study suggests that our planet is not the only one that needs protecting from human exploitation.

Moon Expedition 2024: Trump Pushing Congress Additional Budget

05.15.2019 10:43 AM

The Trump administration is asking Congress to fund its Artemis program to take them back to the moon for an expedition by 2024.

NASA Announces Plans to Put a Woman on the Moon in 2024

05.15.2019 08:47 AM

There will be a seat on the 2024 lunar mission specially reserved for a woman. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepherd, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke Jr.

Mars Potential Future Home: NASA Announces 3D Printed Habitat Challenge Winners

05.14.2019 18:03 PM

New York-based design agency AI SpaceFactory took the top prize in a NASA competition to 3D print a habitat that could be used on the moon or Mars.

MIT’s Annual 2.007 Competition Pays Homage to Apollo 11

05.14.2019 10:12 AM

MIT’s popular class 2.007 proved that robots can be efficient, ingenious, and even highly entertaining moon-rock scavengers.

The Hottest Known Exoplanet Has Rare-Earth Metals

05.14.2019 07:41 AM

Scientists have recently detected traces of evaporated sodium, magnesium, chromium, and the rare-Earth metals scandium and yttrium on one exoplanet.

The Hunt for the First Supermassive Black Hole Has Begun

05.13.2019 15:02 PM

Chasing its early stages is among the missions of future powerful telescopes It is believed the formation and growth of most galaxies across the universe have been fueled by supermassive black holes that are growing together with their host galaxy, as they collect matter to get millions of solar masses.

Gold on Earth Could Be Result of Ancient Neutron-Star Colluision

05.13.2019 10:39 AM

Research had been recently published stating that the planet's gold did not come from the same place as the rest of the Earth.

Jeff Bezos Unveils Blue Origin’s Design for Their Lunar Lander

05.10.2019 10:15 AM

Blue Moon is Blue Origin’s original design for a lunar rover that has a launch date of 2024. The commercial space race is heating up, with the likes of Elon Musk's SpaceX, as well as JAXA's partnership with Toyota and of course, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic all vying for the title to be the first commercial company in space.

NASA Failed To Prevent ”Fake" Asteroid From Hitting "Stimulated" New York

05.09.2019 20:36 PM

It may be the Hollywood scenario that will scare all of us, but it is something that could happen in real life. How prepared are we?

NASA Investigating Soft Robots to Help Explore Other Worlds

05.09.2019 14:19 PM

Two interns at NASA are part of a larger group working on "soft robots" that could be used for exploring worlds beyond Earth. This includes the moon, NASA's next major destination for astronauts.

NASA's Cutting Edge Carbon Mapper Arrives at International Space Station

05.07.2019 09:00 AM

Despite countless political setbacks, climate science technology and research continue to march forward. NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3), an instrument that measures atmospheric carbon dioxide arrived at the International Space Station early Monday morning.