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Airbus trials prototype space rovers in Bedfordshire quarry

Fitted with robotic arms and navigation cameras, the rovers are being developed for mooted missions to the moon and Mars

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

Should we regulate the moon? Scientists call for international plan to share lunar water and resources

Any lunar resource evaluation or prospecting campaign will need to be international in nature, as no one space agency will have the money or mandate to conduct it alone.

Space · Sep 4, 2024

We finally know why Astrobotic's private Peregrine moon lander failed

Astrobotic says the Peregrine lunar lander, aka the first private moon mission, failed because of a faulty valve.

Space · Aug 27, 2024

An Ancient Magma Ocean Once Covered the Moon, India’s Pragyan Lunar Rover Reveals

A new study relied on data India's Chandrayaan-3 mission collected near the lunar south pole. Its rover found evidence supporting a popular Moon creation story.

Inverse · Aug 21, 2024

The Moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India’s space mission suggests

Data from India’s recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the Moon. Scientists from the mission have published their new findings in the journal Nature.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

The Blue Sturgeon Supermoon of 2024 Is Here — And Its Glorious

Feast your eyes on the Blue Sturgeon Supermoon.

Inverse · Aug 21, 2024

Earth's days once got 2 hours longer — and that may have triggered one of the biggest evolutionary explosions in history, study suggests

The moon once drifted thousands of miles farther away, and Earth's days got 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds.

Space · Aug 21, 2024

Astronomers warn against colonialism

A philosopher of science explains how the industry could explore other planets without exploiting them

Salon · Aug 21, 2024

Supermoon stuns Londoners as it dominates skyline

Striking photos show the full moon moving across some of London's most famous landmarks

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2024

The blue supermoon will 'swallow' Saturn tonight — here's when the rare 'lunar occultation' begins

Here's everything you need to know to see the moon as it occults, or passes completely in front of, the bright planet Saturn tonight.

LiveScience · Aug 20, 2024