Heat shield safety concerns raise expectations for Nasa’s Artemis II Moon mission

Heat shield safety concerns raise expectations for Nasa's Artemis II Moon mission

Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are preparing to launch into space on a journey that will make them the first humans to visit the Moon in more than half a century. Their 10-day mission, known as Artemis II, has orbited the Moon but will not land. It will see them … Read more

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon in the 2030s – how and why it plans to build a long-term presence on the moon.

A rocket on a launch pad overlooking the water.

The next US trip to the Moon is not about planting a flag. It is learning to live and work there. NASA has recently reorganized its Artemis program, marking a clear strategic shift: Space exploration is moving from a race to the top and to a system built on repeatability, stable presence and lunar applications … Read more

Highlights of NASA’s Artemis moon program

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March 30 (Reuters) – NASA’s Artemis program is a U.S. effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era and establish a permanent human presence there, a goal Washington has framed as a way to maintain space leadership amid growing competition from China. Here are the highlights of the … Read more

Data from the Chinese Moon Lander shows signs of a unique “Cavity”.

The analogy shows how and when "galactic cosmic rays [GCR] hole" they appear in the Moon's orbit, as indicated by the brighter shadow than the flux of cosmic rays from the Sun.

Sign up to see the future, today I can’t miss the innovations from the edge of science and technology As NASA continues its pursuit of a permanent presence on the Moon, future explorers will face many dangers, from micrometeorite showers hitting the lunar surface to the unknown effects of spending so much time in only … Read more

NASA suspends its Moon plan, comet backtracks and other science news

A side-by-side comparison of images of Saturn taken from the Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope.

The first mission of the NASA crew of the Artemis lunar program can begin in a few days, with the launch window to be opened on April 1, and while the preparations continue, the space agency is focusing on its mission to establish a human presence on the moon. NASA has announced major changes to … Read more