Carbon dioxide “traps” on the Moon could be used to make fuel and grow plants
A cold trap refers to a pocket on the surface of a solid body in which volatile gases can accrue and remain still for long periods of time.
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Joseph Shavit
- Oct 24, 2021
Inflatable housing start-up Spartan Space is preparing for lunar habitation
TechTheMoon, the first incubator dedicated exclusively to the Moon, welcomes its first five start-ups. They will facilitate life on the moon
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 19, 2021
Moon rock that vanished from museum 15 years ago is returned after being found at a yard sale
The man, who was looking for wood samples to use in the repair or replacement of his damaged gunstocks, purchased the goodwill display.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 1, 2021
Lunar landers could spray instant landing pads as they arrive at the moon
The retrograde rockets needed to land on the moon's surface will also kick dust and rock up into the air potentially damaging the lander.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 29, 2021
AI is looking for hidden water on the surface of the Moon
Permanently shadowed lunar craters contain water ice, but are difficult to image. A machine learning algorithm now provides sharper images.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 27, 2021
Flying cars are coming sooner than you think
While the idea of hovering motor vehicles might once have been considered farfetched, it's certainly not the case today.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 24, 2021
Cooking up water and oxygen from lunar soil
Engineers have successfully shown how water and oxygen can be extracted by cooking up lunar soil, in order to support future Moon bases.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 24, 2021
Developers plan Moon-shaped 735ft-high Las Vegas resort
Is a giant moon set to touch down in Las Vegas? Apparently, so. At 735ft, it would become the second-tallest resort in Las Vegas.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 22, 2021
New augmented reality applications assist astronaut repairs to space station
NASA is developing tools to increase astronaut autonomy to operate spacecraft or systems without assistance from the Mission Control Center
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 14, 2021
Researchers enlist robot swarms to mine lunar resources
Aerospace and mining engineers are mapping out a plan for harvesting the moon's resources using autonomous robot swarms.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 14, 2021
Cosmic concrete developed from space dust and astronaut blood
Researchers created a concrete-like material made of extra-terrestrial dust along with the blood, sweat and tears of astronauts.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 7, 2021
New mathematical innovation helps identify distant planet atmospheres
The rise and fall of sunlight reflected off the Moon, as it presents its different faces to us, is known as a "phase curve"
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 23, 2021
Planetary scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on the moon
Tiny iron nanoparticles unlike any found naturally on Earth are nearly everywhere on the moon—and scientists are trying to understand why.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 17, 2021
NASA Tests 3D Moon Dust Printer on the ISS in preparation for Mars mission
Designed to build landing pads, roads, and even homes, it could help humans become an interplanetary species.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 9, 2021
Scientists uncover what lies beneath the far side of the moon
A new technique for processing lunar radar data has allowed scientists to see what lies beneath the surface of the moon in detail.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 26, 2021
Researchers develop mini radar to scan the moon for water and habitable tunnels
A miniature device that scans deep below ground is being developed to identify ice deposits and hollow lava tubes on the moon for settlement
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 24, 2021
Astrophysicist outlines plans for the gravitational wave observatory on the moon
Vanderbilt astrophysicist has led a series of studies that make the first case for a gravitational wave infrastructure on the moon.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 23, 2021
Astronomers make first clear detection of a moon-forming disc around an exoplanet
Astronomers have unambiguously detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our Solar System for the first time.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 21, 2021
Biden Just Gave NASA the Green Light for a Cool New Moon Base
President Joe Biden is going all in on infrastructure in space. That is to say, space stations.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 14, 2021
NASA will be voyaging to the dark side of the moon
The mission is part of a programme to introduce a long-term base on the moon.