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    China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 15

    China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon

    Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum may be able to calm at least one scientific squall: the source of lunar water.
    Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 19

    Astronauts may one day drink water from ancient moon volcanoes

    New research suggests that volcanoes may have left another lasting impact on the lunar surface: sheets of ice that dot the moon’s poles.
    Robot dog may get to go to the moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 17

    Robot dog may get to go to the moon

    The robotic explorer GLIMPSE, created at ETH Zurich has made it into the final round of a competition for prospecting resources in space.
    Lunar first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 13

    Lunar first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon

    Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.
    Space elevator rides to the moon are possible using today’s technology
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 6

    Space elevator rides to the moon are possible using today’s technology

    The biggest hurdle to humankind’s expansion throughout the solar system is the prohibitive cost of escaping Earth’s gravitational pull.
    Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 6

    Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel

    Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report.
    NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to aid lunar exploration
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 3

    NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to aid lunar exploration

    The sensor is a surveying tool for both navigation and science mapping, able to create ultra-high-resolution 3D maps at centimeter precision
    Earth’s atmosphere may be source of some lunar water
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 30

    Earth’s atmosphere may be source of some lunar water

    Hydrogen and oxygen escaping from Earth’s upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water.
    Moon-based telescopes could explain the birth of our universe
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 24

    Moon-based telescopes could explain the birth of our universe

    Earth-based telescopes that look that far back to the big bang (BB) 13.8 billion years ago are unable to resolve the relevant details.
    Scientists Plan to Store DNA on The Moon!
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 23

    Scientists Plan to Store DNA on The Moon!

    The ambitious project aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of a global crisis.
    NASA uses moonlight to improve satellite accuracy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 5

    NASA uses moonlight to improve satellite accuracy

    NASA has more than 20 Earth-observing satellites that give researchers a global perspective on the interconnected Earth system.
    Moon’s orbit can become a gravitational wave detector
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 18

    Moon’s orbit can become a gravitational wave detector

    The Moon’s exact position is known with an error of at most one centimeter, thanks to the use of lasers sent from different observatories.
    COLMENA Project: Tiny robots made in Mexico set to explore the moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 28

    COLMENA Project: Tiny robots made in Mexico set to explore the moon

    The mission, which will land on the moon next June, is made up of five small robots that will be placed on the lunar surface.
    Space startup aims to build a robotic outpost near the Moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 7

    Space startup aims to build a robotic outpost near the Moon

    A US-based startup aims to build robotic outposts and spacecraft that can be sent to space near the Moon.
    Tug from sun and moon might be the actual cause of earthquakes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 23

    Tug from sun and moon might be the actual cause of earthquakes

    Earth’s plates might be shifting because the sun exerts such a strong gravitational pull on the moon that its orbit is elongating.
    ‘Slushy’ magma ocean led to formation of the Moon’s crust
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 14

    ‘Slushy’ magma ocean led to formation of the Moon’s crust

    Scientists have shown how the freezing of a ‘slushy’ ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon’s crust.
    Scientists demonstrate how we can live on the moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 11

    Scientists demonstrate how we can live on the moon

    Scientists demonstrated how to create an environment where you not only survive, but also thrive in space.
    Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behavior of animals and plants
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 5

    Gravitational action of sun and moon influences behavior of animals and plants

    Matter on Earth, both live and inert, experiences the effects of the gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon expressed in the form of tides
    Advanced analysis of Apollo sample illuminates Moon’s evolution
    Joshua Shavit
    • Dec 21, 2021

    Advanced analysis of Apollo sample illuminates Moon’s evolution

    Sophisticated analysis of a rock sample taken from the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission revealed new information.
    NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 21, 2021

    NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon

    NASA and the nation's top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system.
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