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As sending anything to the moon is extremely expensive, using materials already present on the lunar surface, known as ...
JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: JAXA Landmark Voter ID Bill Passes US military takes an abrupt turn ...
This animation, partly in true colour and also using false colours to reveal the topography, is based on image data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and a global topographic model of the ...
NASA’s new video is also just fun to watch. The animation shows what the seafloor looks like off the coasts of Mexico, South America, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Research using data from SWOT is ...
If you fancy learning more, Apollo 10 ½ is now streaming on Netflix — a semi-autobiographical animation by Richard ... stepped on to the surface of the moon for the very first time.
The shielding technology was tested in vacuum chambers, where it was used to remove lunar dust samples brought home by NASA's ...
It was during this course correction that Orion performed its closest approach to the Moon, coming to within 80 miles (130 kilometers) of the lunar surface. Naturally, NASA took the opportunity to ...
As it cooled, the moon backed away, retreating thousands of miles into the distance. A new animation depicts that process with unprecedented clarity. The video's creator, James O'Donoghue ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a lunar lander from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, kicking off the latest attempt to touch down on the Moon's surface. Houston-based startup Intuitive ...
That is why when NASA next sends astronauts to the moon’s surface, which is expected to take place in the next few years, it will look very different from the Apollo missions. This time ...
Firefly Aerospace In the early hours of March 2, Blue Ghost fired its engine to drop it out of orbit, falling toward the moon. Just over an hour later, it was on the surface in Mare Crisium ...
Lunar eclipses can either be partial, with only some of the moon’s surface covered, or total, with the entire face of the moon darkened. The type of lunar eclipse depends on how precise the ...