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The First Soil Sample From the Far Side of the Moon Is Headed Home on China’s Chang’e-6
Posted in Science on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
The mysterious far side of the moon is a challenging target for space missions. But China has now completed its second successful touchdown and collected a sample of lunar soil, which is currently on its way back to Earth.
NASA is designing a time zone just for the moon
Posted in Science on 3rd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
The White House issued a memo directing the agency to establish a Coordinated Lunar Time, which will help guide humanity's potentially permanent presence on the moon.
Russia and China Want to Build a Nuclear Power Plant on the Moon
Posted in Hardware, Science on 2nd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
Russia and China are currently working on a plan to develop a nuclear power plant that could support the pair's ambitious joint exploration program.
Scientists 'Astonished' Yet Another Of Saturn's Moons May Be An Ocean World
Posted in Science on 27th Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
We know there is an abundance of ice in the outer solar system, from moons to comets. Interior ocean worlds depend on another source of heat-gravity.
Japan's SLIM Moon Probe Landed On Its Nose
Posted in Hardware, Science on 31st Jan, 2024
by Alex Muller
The good news is that the mission is continuing and JAXA hopes that the lander will be able to charge its battery as the 14-day lunar day progresses enough for sunlight to fall on the panel.