Scripps Institution of Oceanography

We’re Going Back to the Moon! Here’s Where We Might Land

The National Academy of Sciences issued Oct. 21 an independent report commissioned by NASA recommending four potential crewed lunar missions and outlining their scientific value.
BBC Sky at Night Magazine on MSN

This Japanese spacecraft is about to launch on a mission to Mars's moons – and it's bringing a sample back to Earth

Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration is a daring mission to moon Phobos that will bring back the first-ever samples from the ...
Tesla North

Elon Pushes Back on NASA Panel’s Starship Moon Refueling Estimate

A NASA safety panel member said a Starship Moon landing could need "around 22" refueling launches. Elon Musk says the real ...
BBC Sky at Night Magazine on MSN

Space companies want to send humans to Mars. But how realistic is it? These are the fiercest dangers we face making a trip to the red planet

The journey to put human feet on Mars is going to be a long one, so what might be the effects on the human body and mind as ...
starlust

Japan’s historic first Martian moon sample collector to launch for Phobos on October 19

This mission will be the first to land on a moon other than ours, complete a round-trip of the Martian system, and bring ...
The Tech Edvocate

This Is How NASA’s Lunar Rovers Are About to Transform Our Moon Future

Spread the loveFor decades, the Moon has been a silent sentinel in our night sky, a dusty, cratered canvas of past ...
autoevolution

Artemis II Heat Shield Held Its Ground as Orion Spacecraft Plummeted to Earth at Asteroid Speed

Artemis II was the first time people climbed onboard the Orion capsule, went to space, circled the Moon, came back, and made ...

Japan launches spacecraft on mission to explore mysterious moons of Mars

Japan launched the $578M MMX spacecraft toward Mars on Tuesday to collect samples from its moon Phobos, aiming to return to ...

SpaceX finally reached orbit with Starship. Why NASA still can’t send astronauts to the moon

SpaceX reached a major milestone this week when its Starship rocket successfully entered Earth’s orbit for the first time. The test marked an important step for the company and for NASA, which plans ...
MIT Technology Review

What it would take to build a city on the moon

Mars may be a hellhole, but the moon isn't far behind. Welcome to the second space race. You can be forgiven for experiencing ...

NASA may already have proof life once existed on another planet. Scientists might never get to find out

US officials canceled NASA’s ambitious Mars Sample Return program, leaving potential evidence of ancient life sitting on Mars ...

Men travelled around the Moon in 1968. Christina Koch became the first woman to do so in 2026. Why did women wait 58 years?

Christina Koch made history as the first woman to travel around the Moon in 2026, nearly 58 years after Apollo 8. Why did ...