Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2015 - Russia's Space Research Institute is building a space probe to send to the Moon, which will allow Russian scientists to carry out scientific research on the Moon's surface for the first time since u
Tempe AZ (SPX) Aug 27, 2015 - A spacecraft the size of a shoebox with Arizona origins will soon be orbiting our nearest neighbor to create a map of water-ice on the moon. The NASA-selected CubeSat will be designed, built a
Moscow (XNA) Aug 25, 2015 - Russia's moon landing project among other space programs will face further budget cuts and even risk of closure following the government's austerity measures, a senior official of Russia's space ind
Providence, RI (SPX) Aug 25, 2015 - Tiny beads of volcanic glass found on the lunar surface during the Apollo missions are a sign that fire fountain eruptions took place on the Moon's surface. Now, scientists from Brown University and
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 19, 2015 - A new age in advertising has already begun, as a Japanese company has kicked off its campaign to promote the beverage Pocari Sweat...on the moon! Pocari Sweat, a beverage produced by Otsuka Pharmace
Washington (AFP) Aug 19, 2015 - The Smithsonian's first shot at online crowdfunding ended Wednesday after raising a hefty $719,779 to restore the spacesuit that Neil Armstrong wore when he walked on the moon.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 18, 2015 - The moon's thin atmosphere contains neon, a gas commonly used in electric signs on Earth because of its intense glow. While scientists have speculated on the presence of neon in the lunar atmosphere
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 10, 2015 - Russia will conduct a series of international experiments with simulated flights to the Moon, Mars and other planets between 2016 and 2020, the first deputy head of the Institute of Biomedical Probl
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 07, 2015 - A NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured a unique view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month. The series of test images s
Paris (ESA) Aug 05, 2015 - Teachers and students from rural schools in South Africa and Italy are benefiting from an ESA-supported project that enriches education through satcoms. Twelve schools with 6500 students in th
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 24, 2015 - Humans could return to the Moon in the next decade, and for approximately 90% less than the previously estimated $100 billion, according to a new study by NextGen Space. NASA can cut the cos
New York NY (SPX) Jul 21, 2015 - Researchers are developing instruments and methods for measuring the ages of rocks encountered during space missions to the Moon or other planets. Many of the techniques used to date rocks on Earth
Washington (AFP) July 20, 2015 - The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum turned to Kickstarter on Monday to raise $500,000 to restore the spacesuit that Neil Armstrong wore when he became the first man to walk on the moon.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2015 - It may not be quite Earth-like enough to be habitable, but the Moon is our closest planetary body, and that proximity would make it ideal for an extraplanetary base of operations. NASA is now seriou
Le Bourget, France (Sputnik) Jun 25, 2015 - Russia's lunar research is currently undergoing Earth trials before landing on the moon in 2019, a Russian delegation member connected with the development of the space vessel said at an airshow o
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 22, 2015 - The moon is engulfed in a permanent but lopsided dust cloud that increases in density when annual events like the Geminids spew shooting stars, according to a new study led by University of Colorado
