Scientists want to mine ice from the Moon to create fuel for a future interplanetary refueling station. (Inside Science) — It’s been almost 50 years since we last went to the Moon. Now there is renewed interest to go back, … Read More
THE MOON IS ABOUT 200 TIMES AS RADIOACTIVE AS THE EARTH, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH. Atomic Age According to CNN, for the first time scientists have determined how radioactive the Moon is – a finding that could have implications for … Read More
In the Netherlands, the European Space Agency has built an experimental “oxygen plant” that can extract oxygen trapped within simulated Moon dust. The process not only extracts up to 96 percent of the oxygen in the imitation lunar soil, but … Read More
There’s something strange in the lunar neighborhood. China’s Yutu 2 rover has discovered a strange object on the horizon while exploring the Von Kármán Crater on the Moon’s far side. In a very blurry image, it appears to be a … Read More
Alongside advances in space exploration, we’ve recently seen much time and money invested into technologies that could allow effective space resource utilisation. And at the forefront of these efforts has been a laser-sharp focus on finding the best way to produce oxygen on … Read More
The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), and Raytheon Intelligence & Space conducted a test in November to prove that a new radio telescope system can capture high-resolution images in near-Earth space. The … Read More