Tag: moon

Perseverance rover witnesses one Martian dust devil eating another

ASTRONOMY
The six-wheeled explorer recently captured several red planet mini-twisters spinning on the rim of Jezero Crater. A Martian dust devil can be seen consuming a smaller one in this short video made of images taken by a...

The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought, a study finds

PALEONTOLOGY
A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered species could slowly recover. Researchers from the Fauna & Flora conservation group...

Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

ASTRONOMY
A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North...

Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

ASTRONOMY
Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty came this week after Intuitive Machines put...

More potential locations for ice on the Moon discovered

ASTRONOMY
Ice may be present a few centimeters below the moon's surface in more areas of the lunar polar regions than was previously thought due...

Moon or Mars? NASA’s future at a crossroads under Trump

MARS
Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back...

How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon

ASTRONOMY
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on...

Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the moon?

ASTRONOMY
The Artemis program has been NASA's best chance to get "boots on the moon" again. But with the new US administration taking guidance from...

Moon is not as ‘geologically dead’ as previously thought, new study reveals

ASTRONOMY
Scientists have studied the moon's surface for decades to help piece together its complex geological and evolutionary history. Evidence from the lunar maria (dark,...

The moon has been listed as a threatened historic site, but the value of ‘lunar heritage’ needs defining

ASTRONOMY
Scientific and commercial activities on the moon could permanently change the lunar environment. These activities include sending vehicles to the moon, extracting its resources...

Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon will need better boots. Here’s why

ASTRONOMY
The U.S.'s return to the moon with NASA's Artemis program will not be a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a...

Is the moon a chunk ejected from Earth? Study sheds light on moon formation, origin of water on Earth

ASTRONOMY
A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered another piece in the...

A Swedish artist’s model house could soon find a permanent home on the moon

ASTRONOMY
A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: A little red model house he created will be launched into...

Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon—but should we? Four questions to consider

ASTRONOMY
By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the moon. But as space becomes accessible to...
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