NASA is upset about being excluded from China’s Chang’e-6 Moon mission, which is sharing lunar samples with other countries like Italy, France, and Pakistan. The issue stems from the U.S. Wolf Amendment, which restricts NASA from collaborating with China on space projects. To receive the samples, the U.S. needs to
Roscosmos’ Director General Yury Borisov disclosed plans for a joint Russian-Chinese nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035, as part of the International Scientific Lunar Station (ILRS). The head of Russia’s space agency has disclosed information regarding cooperative plans between Beijing and Moscow to place a nuclear reactor on the
China’s Chang’e-6 successfully landed on the moon’s far side to collect samples, marking China’s fourth lunar landing and the second on the moon’s far side, according to state media reports. This past weekend saw two notable space-related events: China’s Chang’e-6 lander made a successful landing on the moon’s far side,
NASA and international partners are collaborating to establish a new timekeeping system for the moon, addressing the complexities of lunar time as astronauts prepare for future missions. The fundamental issue with timekeeping is perhaps the most mind-boggling peculiarity of our universe: seconds pass by ever so slightly more quickly at
Yuri Borisov, head of Roscosmos, revealed that Russia plans to construct a nuclear power plant on the Moon, starting between 2033 and 2035. The president of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has stated that the country is contemplating the establishment of a nuclear power station on the moon, with a projected
A recent study published in the Planetary Science Journal suggests that “moonquakes” may have an effect in the vicinity of the lunar south pole, causing our Moon to shrink, which could be a problem. The study draws attention to a restless Moon that may be causing “moonquakes” that could endanger
According to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, Earth once had just 19-hour-long days due to the presence of the Moon. Earth once had days that were only 19 hours long, a stark contrast to the current 24-hour cycle, which is the result of the planets rotation on
According to Prabal Saxena, a planetary researcher at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the moon could be hosting life, and scientists suggest that we could have potentially introduced life there. Scientists are fairly confident that humans would be the most likely source of any microbial life discovered on the moon,
Asteroid 2023 FW13 is another quasi-moon that has been found orbiting Earth and has been revolving around Earth since 100 BC. Astronomers recently discovered Asteroid 2023 FW13. This asteroid has amazed asteroid watchers because of its riveting properties. It is only about the size of a 5-storey building and it