New readings from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal that the metal content within lunar craters is significantly higher than on the surface. The findings could reveal a new link between the Moon and >>
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NASA will pay you to design a Moon toilet
NASA is offering up to $20,000 for your lunar toilet designs in advance of its Artemis missions to the Moon. The toilet has to be compact but also hold plenty of waste, while >>
The Moon ‘disappeared’ 900 years ago, and scientists just figured out why
The Moon’s mysterious disappearance from the sky in the year 1100 is just now getting an explanation by scientists. It’s believed that volcanic activity on Earth tossed ash high into the sky and >>
This incredible photo of the Moon is actually ‘impossible’
Photographer Andrew McCarthy captured an image of the Moon that is quite literally “impossible.” By stitching together over a dozen individual images, McCarthy created a photo that shows the lunar surface in high >>
This new Moon map is utterly mind-blowing
NASA and the USGS partnered up to create the most detailed map of the Moon ever. The map, which is available online, color-codes craters and other geographical features, showing all of the tiny >>
NASA wants to pay you $30,000 to design tiny payloads for the Moon
NASA needs new designs for pint-sized rover payloads that it can send to the Moon. The space agency wants miniaturized hardware capable of scouring the lunar surface for resources including water, iron, and >>
NASA needs your help to build a Moon digging robot
NASA’s RASSOR robot is headed to the Moon, and it’s designed to dig into the surface. The robot uses a drum to scoop up lunar surface material and then transport it to new >>
Venus and the crescent Moon will be side-by-side tonight – here’s when you can see them
It’s been a relatively quiet start to 2020 as far as skywatching goes. Sure, we’ve had some full Moons and a few other treats here and there, but nothing particularly awesome… until tonight >>
