University Park PA (SPX) Dec 03, 2021 - The dusty surface of the moon - immortalized in images of Apollo astronauts' lunar footprints - formed as the result of asteroid impacts and the harsh environment of space breaking down rock over mi
Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 03, 2021 - Proposed lunar surface mobility systems for human colonization appear to be severely limited in speed and payload capabilities. Roving vehicles are massive and move slowly over the rough lunar terra
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 01, 2021 - The moon has no core dynamo magnetic field, but spacecraft detect numerous strong localized magnetic fields in the crust of the moon. Many of these magnetic anomalies are antipodal to large impact b
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 1, 2021 - NASA's Orion space capsule, which is in day 16 of its Artemis I test flight, completed a burn Thursday to take it out of distant retrograde orbit.
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 30, 2021 - NASA's Orion space capsule, which is in day 15 of its Artemis 1 test flight, is scheduled to leave its current distant retrograde orbit on Thursday, as the spacecraft begins the process of returning home to Earth.
Perth, Australia (SPX) Nov 24, 2021 - Mining-tech leaders IMDEX - the company behind breakthrough drill and blast technology BLASTDOG TM - is backing development of an Australian-made lunar rover that NASA could send to the moon by 2026
Idaho Falls ID (SPX) Nov 22, 2021 - Battelle Energy Alliance, contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory, and NASA are seeking proposals from nuclear and space industry leaders to develop innovative techn
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2021 - Dust on Earth creates a nuisance in our homes and causes a few allergic sneezes. It might seem benign, but mitigating Earth's dust has been the focus of extensive terrestrial engineering with applic
Cleveland OH (SPX) Nov 22, 2021 - Exploration of the Moon and Mars requires the power of human imagination and vision. It also takes the power of electricity to bring science and technology to life when astronauts land and stay on t
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 18, 2021 - NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston a contract to deliver research, including science investigations and a technology demonstration, to the Moon in 2024. The commercial delivery is part o
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 18, 2021 - Northrop Grumman, is teaming up with AVL, Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Michelin to design a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to transport NASA's Artemis astronauts around the lunar surface. Thi
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 16, 2021 - Cameras on board NASA's Artemis I began capturing images Wednesday with new views of Earth, the moon and the Orion spacecraft.
Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 16, 2021 - The existence of carbon dioxide (CO2) cold traps on the Moon has been confirmed, offering a potential resource for future exploration of the lunar surface, according to a new paper by Planetary Scie
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2021 - Despite U.S. goals to land people on the moon again by 2024, delays of several years are likely, according to a NASA watchdog audit released Monday.
Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Nov 15, 2021 - In preparation for an upcoming moon mission, a team of engineers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has completed construction of a miniature satellite camera system. The CubeSat, known as Eagl
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 14, 2021 - NASA's CAPSTONE CubeSat probe arrived in orbit around the moon Sunday night in a major win for the space agency following a major engine malfunction over the summer that nearly derailed the mission.
