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NASA's ambitious plan to grow fungal structures on the Moon marks a groundbreaking leap in space colonization. The space agency's innovative approach aims to revolutionize lunar habitation through the use…

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a method to convert Martian and lunar sand into strong, durable bricks using carbon nanotubes. This breakthrough could pave the way for future…

Recent studies suggest that the Moon's interior may still contain a partially molten layer, challenging previous assumptions that it had completely cooled and solidified. Using data from NASA's GRAIL and…

A new study has found that the COVID-19 lockdowns on Earth led to a surprising drop in the Moon’s nighttime temperature. Researchers suggest that reduced human activity during the pandemic…

A new study challenges the long-accepted theory that Earth's moon was formed by a massive collision with a young planet. Researchers from Penn State propose that the moon may have…

New research reveals that water and hydroxyl molecules are present across the Moon's surface, far beyond the previously believed polar regions. Using data from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) aboard…

NASA has proposed a novel method to analyze the lunar surface by shooting miniaturized spectrometers into the moon's soil using a specialized gas-powered gun. These tiny sensors would embed themselves…

China's Chang'e-6 mission has made history by collecting the first-ever lunar samples from the Moon's far side, specifically from the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the oldest and largest impact…

New analysis from China’s Chang’e 5 mission has revealed compelling evidence that the Moon experienced volcanic activity far more recently than previously believed. This groundbreaking discovery suggests that volcanic eruptions...

After decades of debate and speculation, scientists have finally confirmed the composition of the Moon’s core. A recent study published in May 2023 in Nature has revealed that the Moon’s...

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has made groundbreaking discoveries that support the long-standing hypothesis that the Moon was once engulfed by a global magma ocean. This discovery offers a deeper understanding of...

In a significant milestone for space exploration, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) successfully performed a rare double gravity assist flyby, utilizing both the Moon and...

A pioneering proposal has been unveiled by a group of scientists suggesting the establishment of a storage facility on the Moon to preserve frozen samples of endangered animals. This concept,...

An international team of scientists, engineers, and artists, led by French engineer Benoit Faiveley, is spearheading the "Sanctuary on the Moon" project. This ambitious initiative, supported by NASA, UNESCO, and...

In an ambitious project aimed at supporting future lunar missions, inventors from the UK and Canada are competing to develop innovative technologies to create clean water on the moon. This...

Recent analyses of lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang'e-5 mission have revealed the presence of water molecules, marking a significant breakthrough in lunar exploration. These discoveries add valuable insights...

On the nights of July 23 and 24, skywatchers are in for a celestial treat as the moon and Saturn will appear close together in the night sky. The event,...

Recent studies have uncovered a significant discovery on the Moon: hidden tunnels beneath the surface, potentially offering a safe habitat for future human exploration. This breakthrough, achieved by reanalyzing data...

Recent studies have provided a detailed understanding of how time passes differently on the Moon compared to Earth, a crucial discovery for future lunar missions. This difference in the passage...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has taken a novel approach to tackle one of the most significant challenges of lunar colonization: building structures on the Moon. Transporting construction materials from...

A newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 MK, is scheduled to pass between Earth and the moon on Saturday, June 29. The asteroid, measuring approximately 480 feet (146 meters) across, is...

China's Chang'e-6 mission has made a groundbreaking discovery on the far side of the Moon, detecting negative ions on the lunar surface for the first time. This achievement marks a...

China has successfully landed the Chang'e 6 mission on the moon's far side, specifically within the Apollo Crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin. This milestone, achieved at 6:23 a.m. Beijing...

NASA, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), is embarking on a groundbreaking mission to establish a standardized time system for the moon. This initiative is critical for the...

China is poised to make history with the Chang’e-6 mission, set to land on the Moon's far side and return with lunar samples. This mission, scheduled for early June, targets...

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Posted on Sep 7, 2022 in Planet Earth, Science, Science News Today’s stories include Why are Some People Obsessed with UFOs to Human Brain Cells Made Fewer Genetic Mistakes than...

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Posted on May 4, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life, Milky Way Galaxy, Multiverse, quantum physics, Science, Science News, Space News, Universe Today’s stories range from  Seeing the Earth...

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Posted on May 17, 2021 in Science China is moving boldly to dominate in 21st-Century space and science from being the first nation to explore the farside of the Moon,...

  Ancient fragments of Venus on the Moon “will certainly be interesting once we find them, especially since the surface of Venus is so hard to study with landed vehicles,...

Posted on Sep 3, 2020 in Astronomy, Biology For about half of Earth’s 4.6 billion-year existence, the atmosphere contained only carbon dioxide and nitrogen, with no oxygen. But this changed...

Posted on May 1, 2020 in Astronomy, Science The researchers believe that an active nearside tectonic system on the moon was actually set in motion billions of years ago with...

Posted on Sep 4, 2019 in Aging, Climate Change, Evolution, Genetics, Medical, News, Planet Earth, Science, Space, Technology The “Planet Earth Report” connects you to headline news on the science,...

Tardigrades, the Earth’s most resilient species begs the question: what else is out there? The AFP reported that this microscopic, multicellular species, also known as the water bear, likely made...

The “Planet Earth Report” connects you to headline news on the science, technology, discoveries, people and events changing our planet and the future of the human species. Here’s How Tardigrades...

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in Astronomy, NASA, Science, Space, Technology The 13-minute period between the time the Apollo 11 crew members started the Eagle’s engine and when they touched...

Posted on Jul 21, 2019 in NASA, Science, Technology “We choose to go.” The BBC season finale comes from where JFK made his famous Moon speech. We reflect on one...

Posted on May 21, 2019 in Astronomy, Science The Moon’s collision with a dwarf planet some 4.4 billion years ago provided sufficient carbonaceous material to account for the entire amount...

Posted on Feb 20, 2019 in Astronomy, Science “The moon flies through Earth’s atmosphere,” says Igor Baliukin of Russia’s Space Research Institute, lead author of a paper presenting the discovery....

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 in Astronomy, NASA, Science “We think of water as this special, magical compound,” said William M. Farrell, a plasma physicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...

Posted on Oct 29, 2021 in Astronomy, NASA, Science “It would be tantalizing to find microfossils of extraterrestrial forms of life on the moon. Even more exciting would be to...

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover is due to touchdown on the far side of the moon around New Year, 2019 at the Von Kármán crater in Aitken Basin –the craggy and...

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover is due to touchdown on the far side of the moon around New Year, 2019 at the Von Kármán crater in Aitken Basin –the craggy and...

Posted on Dec 8, 2018 Probing the lunar ‘radio environment’ to creating a mini biosphere: China launched the Chang’e-4 lunar probe rover early Saturday on a Long March 3B rocket...

Sixty Six million years ago a 14 kilometer long, Mount Everest sized asteroid blasted a hole in the ground, the Chicxulub Impact, releasing the equivalent of 100 million megatons of...

“Before there were stars and galaxies, the Universe was pretty much just hydrogen, floating around in space,” said Benjamin McKinley at Australia’s Curtin University and the International Centre for Radio...

Posted on Sep 14, 2018 in Astronomy, Science, Space, Technology China’s reach into space has extended to the Americas with a 450-ton, $50 million satellite and space mission control station...

Posted on Sep 18, 2018 in Science, Space, Technology SpaceX said Monday night that it would send Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire entrepreneur and online fashion tycoon from Japan, on a...