03 January 2017
What did 2016 do for us?
..., and making the last views of Enceladus. Chang’e 5, China’s unmanned mission to the moon is expected to land on the lunar surface this year and is expected to bring back to Earth at least two kilograms of rock and soil samples...
12 June 2019
Mysterious mass found under Moon's South Pole
... the highest resolution gravity field map of any celestial body. "When we combined that with lunar topography data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we discovered the unexpectedly large amount of mass hundreds of miles underneath the South...
17 September 2021
NASA funds project to mine the Moon with swarms of autonomous robots
...autonomous robots to mine for rare-Earth elements and other lunar material on the moon. Led by researchers at the University... times faster than any other method. As efficient as it is, lunar mining still presents a challenge. "Here on Earth, we have...
20 March 2017
Scientists challenge how planets are defined
... five institutions will present a proposed new definition of "planet," and a justification for that definition at the upcoming Lunar and Planetary Science conference which is being held this week in Texas. Runyon and his co-authors argue...
20 April 2018
Jim Bridenstine confirmed as new NASA Administrator
...hearing, Bridenstine 100 percent supported the continued development of the Orion spacecraft and his stance on a permanent US lunar outpost echoes that of the President’s longer-term outlook. It will be interesting to see how Bridenstine directs NASA...
01 August 2018
What now for the ISS as new audit report questions commercial interest
... focus to commercial development of the station. The decision is probably partly due to NASA’s interest in developing a human-tended lunar gateway that would orbit the moon. Any extension of the ISS past 2024 would therefore mean...
