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The Moon Could Be Our Savior, Think Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Astronaut

Since the final human footprint was left on the Moon by Harrison ‘Jack’ Schmitt, an Apollo 17 astronaut, years have passed, and the space exploration has not continued for a while. Our direct contact with the Moon took place in…

July 22, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

China’s Chang’e 4 Entered Sleep Mode On The Dark Side Of The Moon For The Lunar Night

China’s Chang’e 4, consisting of the lander and the Yutu 2 (Jade Rabbit 2) rover, have turned to sleep mode as the lunar night on the dark side of the Moon have arisen. The switch has been made on Tuesday…

July 10, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

China’s Chang’e 5 Moon Mission To Launch Soon And Return Home With Lunar Soil Samples

China’s impressive Chang’e 5 moon mission will perform a smooth landing on the Moon’s surface to collect lunar soil samples, Science and Technology Daily reports. The probe is China’s 5th robotic mission set to take off to the Moon, and…

July 9, 2019 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Russian Space Agency Plant To Employ 3D Printing On The Moon For Buildings, Using Lunar Dust

Russian space agency Roscosmos has just announced its plans to support long-term expeditions to the Moon by 3D printing structures created from on-site material, such as lunar dust. That seems to be the best alternative for such instructions, and it…

July 9, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

NASA’s Artemis Project Is Ambitious And Would Also Mark The First Female Moonwalker

The iconic Apollo program, which took place in the 1960s and the 1970s was named after Apollo, the Greek God of the Sun. NASA’s ambitious Artemis program carries the name of the Goddess of the Hunt and Apollo’s sister. NASA’s…

June 12, 2019 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Mysterious Flashes of Light on The Moon Would Finally Be Explained

In the 1950s, researchers observed the first manifestation of what is known as transient lunar phenomena, short flashes of light which tend to appear randomly on the surface of the moon. The events tend to occur several times per week,…

June 3, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

There Is Water On The Moon, Undoubtedly, A New Study Argues

A new study argues that chemical signatures and palpable material and physical clues infer that water is present on the moon. The cross-disciplinary study was elaborated by two diverse teams from the University of Hawaii. Data collected by spacecraft, among…

May 23, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Israel’s First Lunar Lander, Beresheet, Crash Site Images Released By NASA

NASA has unveiled a couple of black-and-white pictures depicting the crash site of Israel’s Beresheet lunar lander, which collided into the Moon’s surface on April 11 after a failure resulted in its descent engine to switch off ahead of its…

May 17, 2019 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Chandrayaan-2 Lunar Mission Would Reach The Moon In September With NASA Experiments Aboard

Chandrayaan-2 is a lunar spacecraft that consists of an orbiter, lander “Vikram,” and rover “Pragyan”. Once launched, it will transport a NASA’s “passive experimental instrument” to the Moon’s surface, as well as 13 other Indian payloads. The US will use…

May 17, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Scientists Use Apollo Missions Data To Observe Moonquakes

A new study, conducted by experts a the Smithsonian, UBC and NASA, and published today in Nature Geoscience, analyzed Apollo missions data and brought to light evidence of the moonquakes. 40 Years Old Apollo Missions Data Help Scientists In New…

May 14, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0