Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business
In addition to raising these legal and ethical quandaries, the Apollo waste bags have also inspired exciting scientific questions. How long did those bagged microbes last on the Moon? Did …
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China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe returns to Earth with first-ever samples from far side of the moon
Beijing – China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe returned to Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The …
Strawberry Moon 2024: When and where to watch
The next full moon of the year is set to hit this week, and it’ll fill the night sky as the Strawberry Moon. This lunar phenomenon is named for the …
China’s Chang’e-6 lift-off, Cathay’s cadet troubles: 7 highlights of the week
3. China’s expanding travel curbs are cutting off more workers from global travel Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen Workers in the state sector and beyond face stiffer overseas travel barriers as authorities …
Musk’s SpaceX mega rocket makes its fourth test flight from Texas
SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket blasted off from Texas on Thursday, the fourth test flight for the spaceship that Nasa and Elon Musk are counting on to get humanity to the …
China’s lunar probe plants a flag on the far side of the moon, sends samples back toward Earth
Beijing — China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country’s red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle …
This morning’s “parade of planets” proved “underwhelming.” NASA gave a date for an even better and brighter one.
You may have heard about a “parade of planets” that was set to grace the early morning skies on Monday morning with a rare celestial event. But if you missed …
Chinese spacecraft lands on far side of moon
Just hours after NASA was forced to scrap the Florida launch of the Boeing Starliner for the second time, a Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon …
NASA is desperate to figure out time on the Moon
NASA has big plans for the Moon. The space agency wants to build a lunar base and use it as a launching point for other deep space missions. But before …
Levitating robot train on the moon? NASA has a crazy plan
NASA has some really hair-brained plans, and I mean that in the best way possible. Despite facing some massive delays for its upcoming Artemis missions, which will see humanity return …