The moon will appear slightly larger and brighter Monday night during what’s known as a supermoon. October’s supermoon is the first of three this year. It happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit. That makes the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of…
NASA’s VIPER lunar rover could be delivered to the moon by Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company. The US space agency has awarded the company a task order to design a delivery plan for the rover, with a future delivery option. The award, worth $190 million, was issued through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)…
A rundown of the challenges and opportunities facing the privately held company, which moved its headquarters to Texas last year but retains design, manufacturing and other operations at its Hawthorne hub. While the world’s richest man might have breathed a sigh of relief after his Starship rocket completed a stellar launch last month, Elon Musk…
Chinese scientists said they found active landslides taking place on the moon, primarily triggered by moonquakes. The team said their findings will help to select more stable sites for future lunar bases, as China expands its space exploration ambitions, which include setting up a research station in the lunar south pole region by 2035. The…
Intensifying its battle against China, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has reportedly begun barring Chinese nationals with valid US visas from working on NASA space programs. “NASA has taken internal action pertaining to Chinese nationals, including restricting physical and cybersecurity access to our facilities, materials, and network to ensure the security of our…
Hongkongers could have the chance to witness a “blood moon” as part of a total lunar eclipse if the weather is favourable next month, the local forecaster has said. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Friday that the eclipse would start at 11.26pm on September 7 when the moon enters the “penumbra”, or partial shadow….
Researchers in China say they have discovered a new way to make the Moon more livable. The team was able to extract water from lunar soil and use it to convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) into oxygen and chemicals that can be used as fuel. The findings were published in the Cell Press journal Joule. Lu…
A new technology developed by scientists in China could help humans survive on the moon. Scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, extracted water from lunar soil and used it to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and chemicals for fuel. This can potentially open new doors for future deep space exploration by mitigating…
China’s space agency on Tuesday released images of the Earth and moon captured by its asteroid-sampling Tianwen-2 spacecraft, while confirming that the probe was in good condition after more than a month in orbit. The images were taken by the Tianwen-2 spacecraft’s narrow field-of-view navigation sensor on May 30, according to the China National Space…
As the sun rose in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday, the moon cut across Earth’s orbit and took a bite out of the sun. The partial solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon moves between the Earth and the sun, casting a shadow on our planet, was the first of the year and was visible…