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Buzz Aldrin, second man on the Moon, marries on 93rd birthday

Legendary Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to set foot on the Moon, said he had married his longtime girlfriend on Friday, his 93rd birthday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 21st, 2023

Lunar gravity measurements hint at a partially molten mantle layer

We know that beneath its crater-pocked silicate crust, the moon has an olivine mantle and a metallic core. Some research has also suggested that a partially molten layer may lie at the base of the otherwise solid mantle, sandwiched between it and the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 51 min. ago

Earth will have a temporary "mini moon" for two months

Earth's moon will soon have some company—a "mini moon.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 29th, 2024

Is The Wild Robot streaming?

DreamWorks Animation's latest film is already drawing some Oscar buzz, and this is where you can find out if The Wild Robot is streaming......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

Europe en route for moon with new simulator, says astronaut Pesquet

Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told AFP......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

Study suggests moon may have been captured from space rather than formed from collision particles

Over six missions to the moon, from 1969 to 1972, Apollo astronauts collected more than 800 pounds of lunar rock and soil. Chemical and isotopic analysis of that material showed that it was similar to the rock and soil on Earth: calcium-rich, basalti.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

NASA"s Artemis science instrument gets tested in moon-like sandbox

On Sept. 9 and 10, scientists and engineers tested NASA's LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) instrument suite in a "sandbox" of simulated moon regolith at the Florida Space Institute's Exolith Lab at the University of Central Florida in Orla.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

VW ID Buzz allocations depend on ID4 sales success, location

The VW ID Buzz is set for a U.S. launch around Thanksgiving. The long-awaited model is set to become VW's most expensive model in the U.S......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Robotic moving "crew" preps for work on moon

As NASA moves forward with efforts to establish a long-term presence on the moon as part of the Artemis campaign, safely moving cargo from landers to the lunar surface is a crucial capability......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Walking on the Moon in Cologne: Europe"s lunar life simulator

A large, ordinary-looking warehouse in the German city of Cologne is the closest you can get to walking on the moon—without leaving Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

HUAWEI’s latest tablet, MatePad 12 X marries elegant design and elevated productivity

Huawei's MatePad 12 X offers a host of improvements like a screen that's easier on the eyes, full support for its stylus, and excellent apps like GoPaint......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

Sources of water and hydroxyl are widespread on the moon, new analysis of maps finds

A new analysis of maps of the near and far sides of the moon shows that there are multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit rocks and soils, including water-rich rocks excavated by meteor impacts at all latitudes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

One company appears to be thriving as part of NASA’s return to the Moon

"This has really been a transformational year for us." Enlarge / The second Intuitive Machines lander is prepared for hot-fire testing this week. (credit: Intuitive Machines) One of the miracles of the Apollo Moon landin.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Netflix’s Rebel Moon mobile game looks a lot like Diablo 4

Netflix announced its Rebel Moon series is getting an action mobile game tie-in......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Watch SpaceX fire up Starship engines ahead of fifth test flight

SpaceX has shared footage of a recent static fire test involving its Starship spacecraft, a modified version of which will put astronauts on the moon......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024

Mannequins flew around the moon on a path astronauts could soon take. Scientists just revealed how they fared

Mannequins flew around the moon on a path astronauts could soon take. Scientists just revealed how they fared.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

Artemis I mission data show astronauts sent to the moon aboard Orion will be protected from radiation

According to a large team of technical and health specialists, astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will be well protected from radiation when the Artemis II mission travels to the moon and back next year......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 19th, 2024

How scientists are keeping the Orion spacecraft safe from radiation

NASA's Orion spacecraft will need to protect astronauts from dangerous radiation when they visit the moon in the upcoming Artemis missions......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Measuring moon dust to fight air pollution

Moon dust, or regolith, isn't like the particles on Earth that collect on bookshelves or tabletops—it's abrasive and it clings to everything. Throughout NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, regolith posed a challenge to astronauts and valuable space.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Is a Supermoon Really Special?

Supermoons are popular in the media, but are they really so different from how our extraordinary moon ordinarily appears?.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Why Is It So Much Harder for NASA to Send People to the Moon Now Than It Was during the Apollo Era?

NASA's Artemis moon program faces challenges the Apollo missions never did.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024