NASA to Send Lander to Drill for Ice on Moon’s South Pole
NASA has chosen the landing site for a new lunar explorer: A robotic lander that will be sent to the moon’s south pole in an area near the Shackleton…
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See the Moon’s Tycho Crater Imaged in Stunning Detail
An incredible photo of the surface of the moon has been captured, which is the highest resolution image of the moon ever taken from the ground.
The full…
International Astronomical Union names crater on the Moon’s South Pole after Arctic explorer…
FP TrendingSep 22, 2021 13:06:11 ISTThe International Astronomical Union has named a crater on the South Pole of the Moon after Matthew Henson, a Black man…
NASA’s VIPER lunar rover to land at the edge of Nobile crater on the Moon’s South Pole-…
FP TrendingSep 21, 2021 15:46:59 ISTThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) upcoming Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover…
NASA’s VIPER Rover will explore the moon’s Relay Crater
During a teleconference with journalists on Monday, NASA researchers revealed the decided landing and exploration site for its upcoming VIPER lunar ice…
How to Locate a Habitable Exoplanet by Looking for Moons
When it comes to the search for habitable exoplanets, there are many factors to consider: A planet’s size and mass, its distance from its star, and its…
NASA’s first lunar rover will scour the moon’s south pole for water in 2023
Once you get offworld, count water among your most valuable resources: drink it, wash in it, use it to power your spacecraft. This humble molecule is…
Why are the stars, planets and moons round, when comets and asteroids aren’t?
Toowoomba (Australia), July 16
I'm puzzled as to why the planets, stars and moons are all around (when)…
Moon’s ‘wobble’ may cause ‘devastating’ floods in 2030, predicts NASA;…
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High tide floods would increase rapidly across the world—especially in…
NASA rejected missions to Jupiter and Neptune’s moons: Here’s what we might’ve…
The ConversationJun 10, 2021 10:37:56 ISTIt’s been 30 years since Nasa last visited Venus, with the Magellan orbiter in 1990. Now, two new missions have been…