30 March 2020
Study shows astronaut urine could help build moon bases
... Pilehvar at Østfold University College, Norway, used a 3D printer to manufacture various 'mud' cylinders made out of material similar to moon regolith. These were then tested against other plasticisers to see which could bear heavy weights shortly...
26 November 2021
A closer Moon could have helped the early habitability of our planet
... distribution which affected global albedo; albedo is the proportion of radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon. If, for example, the Earth was a giant snowball it would reflect most of the incoming light from the...
28 February 2017
The future is here: Elon Musk announces commercial flights to the Moon
... to launch a commercial flight carrying two crew members to the Moon in 2018. The press conference came as a surprise to many... “been approached to do a crewed mission to beyond the Moon by some private individuals”. While not providing much detail on ...
26 February 2018
More water on the Moon than previously thought
...for breathable air and rocket fuel. Consequently, understanding if the Moon has enough water, and if it can easily accessed is ... signatures interpreted as water in sunlight reflected from the Moon's surface. Not only that, but the signals seemed...
10 December 2018
First far side of the Moon mission underway
...Chang'e 3 lunar probe, which took up residence on the Moon in December 2013. But there a few welcome updated additions...'e 4 continues China’s ambitions of eventually sending astronauts to the Moon and to one day establish a lunar base. The nation has...
28 January 2019
Oldest Earth rocks found on the Moon
... home grown sample that found its way to the Moon a long time ago - an interpretation that Kring suspects...others scientists will find controversial. Nonetheless, the surface of the Moon is big and the sample collection returned so far is small...
