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......»»
Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of solar system"s biggest moon, study finds
Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a Kobe University researcher has realized that the solar system's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact, which confirmed that the asteroid was around 20 t.....»»
Q&A: Author explores the toll of QAnon on families of followers
The 1969 moon landing? Fake. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Cuba really did it. Thomas Jefferson's bitterly contested election in 1800? Choreographed by hidden hands......»»
Scientists Plan ‘Doomsday’ Vault on Moon
Climate change is threatening Earth’s biodiversity. Could frozen regions of the moon be the best place to “back up” life-forms?.....»»
Mini lab secures NASA ride to the moon
A miniaturized laboratory developed by The Open University (OU) with support from RAL Space will fly to the lunar South Polar region in the European Space Agency's (ESA) Prospect package in search of volatiles, including water ice, as part of NASA's.....»»
NASA"s Europa Clipper gets set of super-size solar arrays
The largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for planetary exploration just got its "wings"—massive solar arrays to power it on the journey to Jupiter's icy moon Europa......»»
Astrobotic’s lander didn’t make it to the Moon because of a failed valve
Engineers are redesigning parts of the propulsion system on Astrobotic's next lunar lander. Enlarge / Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, with some of its propellants visible, before shipment from the company's headquarters in Pittsbu.....»»
Juice spacecraft snaps images of the Earth and moon as it passes by
The European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft recently made a flyby of both Earth and the moon on its way to Jupiter, and it took some gorgeous images......»»
China proposes magnetic launch system for sending resources back to Earth
In his famous novel "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," Robert A. Heinlein describes a future lunar settlement where future lunar residents ("Loonies") send payloads of wheat and water ice to Earth using an electromagnetic catapult......»»
Japan"s space agency ends Moon probe operation
Japan's space agency said on Monday it had ended its Moon lander operation after losing communication with the uncrewed spaceship last week......»»
GenAI buzz fading among senior executives
GenAI adoption has reached a critical phase, with 67% of respondents reporting their organization is increasing its investment in GenAI due to strong value to date, according to Deloitte. “The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise: Now decid.....»»
The moon looks majestic in ISS astronaut’s stunning photo
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has shared a stunning image that he took recently aboard the International Space Station......»»
Another piece of NASA’s mega moon rocket ships out
NASA is continuing work on another key piece of space infrastructure: its Space Launch System......»»
The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India"s space mission suggests
Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon. Scientists from the mission have published their new findings in the journal Nature......»»
Electric vehicle battery fires—what to know and how to react
It's very rare, but lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles can catch fire. Enlarge / The battery pack of a Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric microbus on the assembly line during a media tour of the Volkswagen AG multipurpose and c.....»»
NASA"s DART impact permanently changed the shape and orbit of asteroid moon, new study shows
When NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft collided with an asteroid moon called Dimorphos in 2022, the moon was significantly deformed—creating a large crater and reshaping it so dramatically that the moon derailed from its ori.....»»
Vision Pro will live or die on Apple’s own words: ‘spatial computer’
Apple’s Vision Pro has been available for over half a year. Despite an initial wave of excitement and viral buzz around its launch, these days Vision Pro discourse isn’t very positive. The device’s rumored sales struggles are often highlighted,.....»»
Comparing two proposed NASA missions to Jupiter"s moon Io
Thanks to NASA's Juno mission to the Jupiter system, we're getting our best looks ever at the gas giant's volcanic moon Io. Even as Juno provides our best views of the moon, it also deepens our existing questions. Only a dedicated mission to Io can a.....»»
Europe delivers for Artemis III
The European Service Module that will power the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis III mission to the moon will soon be on its way to the United States......»»
Juice spacecraft slingshots around Earth and moon in world’s first maneuver
The JUICE spacecraft swung back home on its way to Jupiter and used both Earth and the moon's gravity to slingshot it forwards, in the first lunar-Earth flyby......»»
First analysis of soil near the moon"s south pole suggests its surface was once covered in molten magma
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched last summer and its Vikram lander touched down on the moon's surface last August. Shortly thereafter, it released a rover called Pragyan. Since that time, the rover has been meandering around the surface of.....»»