May 2025
A time zone for the Moon
... NASA to develop a unified time standard for the Moon and other space objects. Kevin Hawkins, head of NASA... another of the time zones of Earth. This is important, because the Moon is seen as the ‘jumping off point’ for the main production activity ...
31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
...wants to partner with the private sector to explore the potential of moon mining. To facilitate the start of such agreements, in late ... giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. Data collected from the...
21 February 2020
MMX mission gets green light to land on Phobos
...by the mission team to be the more scientifically desirable moon for sample collection than its smaller companion, as Phobos...at least 10 grams from a minimum of 2 centimetres below the moon’s surface. The spacecraft will then head back to Earth so the...
17 February 2021
NASA forecasts cost of Artemis programme at $86 billion
... space agency’s Artemis programme to land astronauts on the moon. According to the infographic, the total projected cost through...goal of returning American astronauts to the surface of the Moon was moved forward to 2024 by then Vice President Pence,...
16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
... is continue its efforts to eventually land the first American woman and person of colour on the surface of the Moon. It also includes $7.97 billion for Science, an increase of $668.5 million above FY 2021. This is to continue efforts to explore the...
15 April 2016
Shifting ice on Europa could be warmer than anticipated
...it was first observed. The smallest of the four Galilean moons, Europa is under a constant gravitational assault, causing the icy... ultimately could give an indication as to the chemistry in the moon’s oceans. And if you're looking for life, then the ...
