U=(N/T)M*G: Shaun
It always surprises me when NASA is about to do something major, and their collective goofiness as people and nerds smacks me right in the face. The Artemis launch is … Read more
Moon
What If: The Moon Were Twice as Close to the Earth?
In the 2003 Jim Carrey movie “Bruce Almighty,” Carrey’s character suddenly acquires God-like powers, and uses those powers to lasso the full moon and pull it closer to Earth to … Read more
SPACE: Musk’s Firm Wins Contract for New Lunar Lander
NASA said on Friday it has awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to the moon, picking … Read more
SPACE: Russia Planning Moon Landing in October
Russia is revisiting its Soviet space heritage for a new series of missions that will take the nation back to the moon. The first of those missions, dubbed Luna 25, … Read more
NASA Plans to Land First Person of Color & First Woman on the Moon by 2024
NASA will land the first person of color in addition to the first woman on the moon with the Artemis program, NASA’s Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk revealed today (April 9). … Read more
How Long Would It Take to Walk Around the Moon?
From our vantage point on Earth, the moon looks small. But if you were to hop in a spaceship, don a spacesuit and go on an epic lunar hike, how … Read more
Lava tubes in Hawaii could be a dress rehearsal for Lunar/Martian colonies
When humans build the first bases and habitats on other worlds, they’ll confront dangers and challenges unlike any faced by the astronauts who went before them. To prepare for such … Read more
Is There a Protoplanet Inside the Earth?
A protoplanet slammed into the Earth about 4.5 billion years ago, knocking loose a chunk of rock that would later become the moon. Now, scientists say that remnants of that … Read more
Storing DNA on the Moon
A “lunar ark” hidden inside the moon’s lava tubes could preserve the sperm, eggs and seeds of millions of Earth’s species, a group of scientists has proposed. The ark, or … Read more
SPACE: China and Russia to Establish Moon Base
China and Russia want to build a shared moon base. The two countries agreed to the plans on Tuesday (March 9), saying the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) would be … Read more