Rare 'True' Blue Moon 2021: What Makes This Year's Full Moon Different From Others?

SPACE 08.21.2021 22:54 PM

The full Sturgeon Moon is expected to stun skygazers in a "once in a blue moon" experience this weekend because of its "blue" designation.

Japan Will Bring Back Soil Samples from Mars Moon Phobos by 2029, Faster Than US and China

08.20.2021 00:10 AM

A new announcement from JAXA explains that Japan will be the first to bring back Martian samples on Earth.

Seasonal Blue Moon August 2021 Coming Up This Week: How Did It Get Its Name?

08.18.2021 21:40 PM

August 2021 full moon is called the blue moon despite not being the second full moon of the month. So how is a seasonal blue moon differ from the regular blue moon?

NASA Lunar Landing "Not Feasible" Due to Delays in New Spacesuit that Will Be Ready in 2025 at the Earliest

08.10.2021 22:46 PM

An inspector general report deemed NASA's Artemis mission in 2024 "not feasible" due to space suits delays that will only be ready in April 2025 at the earliest, pushing the lunar landing nearly two years late.

Apollo Mission Photos Resurface in the Quest To Find Water on the Moon

08.04.2021 08:59 AM

In the ongoing effort to prove whether the Earth's moon once held water and ice on its surface, scientists turned to decades-old data for additional clues, using photos taken during the Apollo Mission series.

Moon-Forming Disk Captured Around Exoplanets Resembling Saturn and Jupiter; PDS 70 System May Support Theories on How Planets and Moons Form

07.26.2021 05:52 AM

Astronomy experts discovered a distant system that is comprised of planets resembling Saturn and Jupiter. Both of the planets are in their early formation stage, with one of them having a moon-forming disk.

Japan Presents New Space Resource Law; Plans to Join the Return to the Moon

07.26.2021 03:01 AM

A new space resource law had been passed by Japan, showing the government's interest towards space relations, lunar industrialization, and the country's economic comeback.

Moon-Forming Disc Discovered Around Very Young 5.4 Million-Year-Old Jupiter-Like Exoplanet; Astronomers Consider Their Discovery Important

07.24.2021 00:10 AM

For the first time, a Moon-forming disc has been discovered, providing astronomers with an understanding of early planetary systems.

Full Buck Moon Could Appear Blood Red Due to US Wildfires, Skies May Appear Orange-Tinted

07.23.2021 07:35 AM

Experts explain that the full moon this coming weekend may turn red. Along with the unexpected color of the lunar surface, skies across the United States may appear orange-tinted.

Moon Exploration: SIU Engineering Students Win NASA's Competition to Design Mining Robots

07.23.2021 01:20 AM

Engineering students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale have won first place in LUNABOTS, NASA’s annual robotics mining competition, which aims to produce robots that can operate and mine on the Moon.

Life on Mars, Moon? Mystery Viruses Detected in 15,000-Year-Old China Glacier

07.22.2021 22:10 PM

A new study recently showed the mystery viruses recently detected in ancient China glaciers that could possibly help scientists in their exploration initiatives in extreme climates like the ones detected on Mars or the moon

NASA Awards Over $41 Million Fund for Lunar Hopper to Hop Around Moon's Surface, Takes First Pictures Inside Craters

07.21.2021 22:50 PM

NASA recently awarded a $41.6-million project to build, fly and operate a deployable lunar hopper lander on the moon.

Why Is Venus So Bright? Here's How Its Proximity to Earth, Highly Reflected Clouds Affects It

07.14.2021 07:12 AM

Both Jupiter and Mars are bright planets, but neither of them could compare to the brightness of Venus. It is easily visible from the Earth and at times shines even brighter than usual. So, how did this neighboring world become so bright?

NASA Habitat Module on the Moon: Northrop Grumman to Build Lunar Orbit Studio Apartment Under $935 Million Contract

07.14.2021 05:11 AM

NASA recently signed a contract worth almost 1 billion dollars to develop a lunar studio-type apartment. The HALO module will serve as a preparation for our return to the moon.

Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson Wants to Build ‘Hotel Off the Moon’ After Successful Space Flight

07.14.2021 02:32 AM

Sir Richard Branson says future vehicles will go faster, higher and longer. He also dreams of building a space station around the moon in the distant future.

Mars, Venus, Moon Conjunction: Look Up and Catch a Celestial Treat in the Night Sky

07.13.2021 22:33 PM

From July 11 to 14, the young Moon will guide stargazers to a celestial treat when Mars and Venus come close together during the planetary conjunction when celestial bodies align.

AI to Automate Identification of Landing and Exploration Sites on the Lunar Surface

07.12.2021 22:29 PM

Scientists have applied machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically scan the lunar surface for optimal landing and exploration sites.

Israel’s SpaceIL Secures $70 Million for 2024 Launch to Moon

07.12.2021 04:40 AM

Beresheet 2 mission hopes to launch in 2024 and will see double landing of two small crafts that will detach from mothership, one of them aiming for far side

Venus, Mars, Moon Conjunction: Will They 'Kiss' Before Parting This Week?

07.09.2021 01:03 AM

Easily visible with the naked eye and observable only from earth, a conjunction occurs when two planets appear to have come close even though they remain far away from one another.

Methane Plumes on Enceladus: Could the Saturn Moon Host Life?

07.07.2021 08:04 AM

Scientists have found methane from a sample taken from Enceladus, one of the many moons of Saturn, and as the gas is formed, it raises a question: could there be life on the giant satellite?

SpaceX Rolls Out 'Super Heavy' Booster to Launch Pad; Prepares to Test Giant New Rocket for the First Time

07.03.2021 03:27 AM

SpaceX recently rolled out its Super Heavy booster out of its bay to a launch pad at its South Texas-based Starbase.