About 4.5 billion years ago, many scientists say, Earth had an encounter with Theia, another planetary object the size of Mars. When the two worlds collided in one big blow, the idea goes, debris shot into space, became trapped in the orbit of the young, damaged Earth, and led to the formation of our moon. … Read more
Researchers have designed a system that allows robots to record the highest jumps ever recorded. A team from the University of Manchester has developed a design that allows robots to overcome obstacles many times their size. They used a combination of computer simulations, laboratory experiments and mathematical principles. The system helped the team optimize the … Read more
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured new images of the far side of the moon that have revealed the location of a Chinese spacecraft. The images obtained by the LRO on June 7 reveal the position of China’s Chang’e 6 sample return spacecraft, which was parked in the Apollo Basin. This geologically rich region … Read more
This image from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera shows China’s Chang’e 6 in the Apollo Basin on the far side of the moon on June 7, 2024. The lander is seen as the small cluster of bright pixels in the center of the image. Image is 552 meters wide; the north is up. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona … Read more
By Matthew Phelan Senior science reporter for Dailymail.Com 6:51 PM June 17, 2024, updated 9:22 PM June 17, 2024 This year marks the first ‘great lunar standstill’ since 2006, when the moon’s path travels higher in the sky – to people on the ground it appears to be standing still. Also known as the ‘lunistice’, … Read more
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has gotten its first look at China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The Change 6 The lander is flanked by two craters that are similar in size and sits on the edge of a much subtler crater about 50 meters wide, reports Mark Robinson, the … Read more
HELSINKI – China’s top space contractor has conducted a successful static fire test of a first rocket stage designed to take astronauts to the moon. A Long March 10 first-stage test article was fired in Beijing’s Fengtai district on Friday, June 14. The stage started normally, worked steadily and concluded on time, the China Academy … Read more
Stargazers are in for a treat when the ‘strawberry moon’ graces the night sky in June 2024, coinciding with the arrival of the summer solstice. This celestial event will be particularly special because of the moon’s unique position in the sky and its cultural significance. Meaning of the Strawberry Moon The “strawberry moon” is the … Read more
China has successfully tested a new engine system designed for its future moon missions, marking a major milestone in its ambitious space program. This ground test, conducted on June 14, 2024, is a crucial step toward the country’s goal of establishing a research base on the moon by 2030. The new engine system, consisting of … Read more
GOLDEN, Colo. – A hot topic for lunar researchers is whether water ice is an easily accessible resource at the moon’s south pole, as experts have long believed. The search for exploitable water ice is a high priority on NASA’s Artemis agenda as the agency strives for a sustainable human presence on the moon. Moon … Read more