Washington DC (UPI) Jul 09, 2020 - Scientists have identified the 'gel-like' substance the Yutu-2 rover mission discovered on the far side of the moon a year ago, according to a study published this week in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
Beijing (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2020 - Despite the substance in question being described as gel-like shortly after its discovery, new research suggests that it is likely a rock after all. Chinese scientists have revealed the anal
Laurel MD (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 - What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon's formation. Team members of the Min
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 - Life on Earth would not be possible without the Moon; it keeps our planet's axis of rotation stable, which controls seasons and regulates our climate. However, there has been considerable debate ove
Beijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2020 - China's lunar rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, has moved 463.26 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory. Both the lander and the rover of th
Washington (AFP) June 26, 2020 - Everyone poops.
Beijing (XNA) Jun 26, 2020 - As the Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky once said, Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot stay in a cradle forever. With sporadic political interest in space development and r
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 23, 2020 - The Earth-Moon system's history remains mysterious. Scientists believe the two formed when a Mars-sized body collided with the proto-Earth. Earth ended up being the larger daughter of this collision
New York NY (SPX) Jun 22, 2020 - Final Frontier Design (FFD) is pleased to announce the award of multiple contracts for components of NASA's next generation xEMU Lunar space suit. The xEMU Lunar space suit will be used in the
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 16, 2020 - NASA is inviting additional teams to compete in the Cube Quest Challenge. You can still participate in the in-space phase of the challenge and be eligible to win part of a $4.5 million prize purse.
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 - NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon's South Pole in late 2023. The water-seeking mobi
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 - In October 2015, a spectacular rockfall occurred in the Swiss Alps: in the late morning hours, a large, snow-covered block with a volume of more than 1500 cubic meters suddenly detached from the sum
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 09, 2020 - NASA will announce the commercial provider selected to deliver NASA's new water-hunting mobile robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), to the South Pole of the Moon durin
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2020 - NASA has finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency's Gateway lunar orbiting outpost. Orbital Science Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Gru
Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 - Xplore Inc., a commercial space company providing Space as a Service has announced that space industry leader Dylan Taylor plans to reserve payload space on Xplore's first mission beyond Earth orbit
Orlando FL (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 - The 49ers who panned for gold during California's Gold Rush didn't really know where they might strike it rich. They had word of mouth and not much else to go on. Researchers at the University
