Japan wants to put a man on the moon by 2030
With NASA’s focus on Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and as many exoplanets as it can spot, it’s easy to forget that our closest neighbor — the …
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Stephen Hawking wants humanity to leave Earth as soon as possible
Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has been extremely vocal in recent months about his feelings that humanity needs to get off of Earth as soon as …
Got $4 million? You could own the bag that Neil Armstrong carried moon rocks in
Traveling to, landing on, and exploring the moon is still one of mankind’s greatest accomplishments, so the historical significance of any object that joined the …
Scientists eyeing possibility of Moon vault for storing human sperm
With mankind slowly marching towards a future where human space colonies are a reality — and with our brightest minds telling us we need to find a …
The first trip to Mars will include the longest layover ever
Nobody likes layovers, but the first astronauts heading to Mars will get to experience one of the longest such experiences of their lives. They’ll have …
Giant, hyper-detailed Moon model is now making its way around the world
It takes just about 27 days for the Moon we all know and love to make its way around the Earth, but it’s going to …
SpaceX will fly two very rich passengers around the Moon next year
At a press conference today, prospective fallout shelter owner Elon Musk told reporters that SpaceX, Musk’s solar space travel company, will be sending a pair …
China is going to beat the United States back to the Moon
When China’s Chang’e 3 mission successfully landed a rover on the Moon in 2013 it was the first time a spacecraft had achieved a soft …
This week’s total solar eclipse starts on Wednesday, ends on… Tuesday?
How can something start in the future and end in the past? It usually doesn’t. But then, there are some weird exceptions, and we’ll get …
Can tech turn the moon into the world’s biggest billboard?
Japanese sports drink company Pocari Sweat is tapping into the moon’s immense advertising potential with its ambitious plan to land the drink on the moon’s …
From a million miles away, stunning NASA images show the moon crossing Earth’s face
A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has captured a series of stunning images of the Moon passing the Earth’s sunlit …
Did you miss last week’s blood moon? Check out this awesome time-lapse photo
Last week’s rare blood moon eclipse was amazing, but it also took place in the middle of the night so most people in the U.S. …
