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 …
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Earth might have caught a new moon, and it’s super tiny
Many of the planets in our solar system have multiple moons, and some even have dozens of large objects cruising around in orbit around them. …
China just released the most stunning images from the far side of the Moon
China started off 2019 by completing the first soft landing on the far side Earth’s moon. It was a monumental achievement, and the months since …
The European Space Agency is going to make oxygen out of moondust
Humans are headed back to the Moon. That much is abundantly clear, as NASA, the European Space Agency, China, and others have either announced plans …
Saturn’s ice moon Enceladus has icy ‘tiger stripes,’ and scientists just figured out why
Of all the places in our solar system where life might be hiding out, Saturn’s frosty moon Enceladus might be the most tantalizing. The Moon …
The UK is going to send a spider bot to the Moon
Despite many eyes in the scientific community focusing on Mars over the past decade, Earth’s Moon still provides a huge scientific opportunity for space agencies …
Water ice on the Moon may be billions of years old
There’s ice on the Moon. Various research efforts have shown this to be the case, and scientists are doing their best to find out exactly …
China grew cotton on the Moon, if only for a moment
China may have had to sit and watch as countries like the United States dominated space for decades, but things are a whole lot different …
China releases new images of a bizarre substance found in a Moon crater
Earlier this month, the Chinese space agency revealed that the Yutu-2 rover it sent to the far side of the Moon months back found something …
A colossal volcano on Jupiter’s Moon Io is about to blow its top
Volcanic eruptions happen regularly here on Earth, and for the most part, we’ve learned to deal with them. But volcanism isn’t something that’s unique to …
NASA will fire a tiny satellite into the lunar orbit planned for Gateway
NASA is sending humans back to the Moon, and they’re doing it on an abbreviated timetable, but in addition to getting boots on the lunar …
NASA astronauts are preparing for the Moon in a big water tank
NASA astronaut candidates have to meet a long list of criteria before the space agency decides they’re fit to carry out important duties in space. …
Nobody seems to know if India’s Moon lander survived its crash landing
Everything seemed to be going splendidly for India’s space agency last week as excitement was building for the anticipated touchdown of the Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander. …
Explosions may be responsible for the bizarre lakes on Saturn’s Titan
Scientists have learned a lot about Saturn’s moon Titan thanks to NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which orbited the planet for well over a decade before NASA, …
NASA just released a high-res 3D model of the Moon that’ll blow you away
NASA has provided us with some truly fantastic images of the Moon over the years. We’ve gotten to see Earth’s friendly little neighbor from just …
NASA needs your help to deliver cargo to its lunar Gateway
NASA is inching closer to its return to the Moon, but its push to send crewed missions to the lunar surface is really just the …
The first meals eaten on the Moon were truly bizzare
When you’re an astronaut, food options are somewhat limited during missions into space. You can’t exactly order in, and meals have to be preserved and …
NASA wants you to come up with a way to send heavy stuff to the Moon
The NASA of today is a whole lot different than the agency that first sent humans to the Moon. While those projects were almost entirely …
Apollo 11 installed an experiment on the Moon that is still working today
NASA’s Apollo 11 mission broke new ground in a lot of obvious ways. Landing humans on the lunar surface was a huge accomplishment, as was …
There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought
When NASA and other space agencies from around the world eventually send humans back to the Moon in the coming decades they’ll likely be doing …
NASA just released gorgeous new panoramas from the Apollo missions
The 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 Moon landing is just days away, and with it comes a whole bunch of retrospective content from the …
Neil Armstrong’s Moon medal from the Apollo 11 mission just sold for an insane price
We’re now just days away from the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, as well as the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong becoming …
Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke says he almost died on the Moon while fooling around
Being an astronaut is a dangerous profession by default. Groups like NASA always put safety at the forefront of their various off-world missions, but accidents …
NASA will finally let scientists play with Moon rocks from the Apollo campaign
It’s been a while since NASA astronauts last explored the lunar surface. During the Apollo missions which first saw man set foot on another astronomical …
You can own a flag from the Apollo 11 mission, if your pockets are deep enough
We’re now just one month away from the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, and owners of some seriously sought-after space …
NASA reminds everyone it still needs another $30 billion for Trump’s Moon mission
So, NASA wants to go back to the Moon. It’s wanted to do it for a while now and has been slowly piecing together how …
Jupiter’s Europa is seriously salty
Of all the places in our solar system (besides Earth, of course), Jupiter’s moon Europa might have the best chance of hosting life. Scientists studying …
NASA addresses Trump’s bizarre Moon tweet, says everything is fine
It was only a couple of months ago that Donald Trump sent Mike Pence to deliver a directive to NASA, publicly commanding the space agency …
The Moon’s largest crater is hiding something, and astronomers don’t know what
Compared to other bodies in our Solar System, Earth’s moon isn’t particularly huge. However, its relatively small size belies one of its most interesting features, …
NASA’s lunar lander was just rediscovered after being lost in space for 50 years
Back in 1969 NASA was in the middle of the biggest space race in human history. The Apollo 10 mission was a huge milestone in …
