With a number of commercial missions heading to the Moon this year, heritage organisations are concerned about potential ...

Credit: Firefly Aerospace NASA’s new technology, the Electrodynamic Dust Shield, is set to transform how we manage lunar dust, using electrical forces to keep Moon-bound spacecraft and equipment clean ...

A moon lander mission is launching tomorrow and will take about 45 days to get the moon and then spend 14 days or more operating on the surface. It will take improved radiation tolerant PCs and an ...

The Regolith Adherence Characterization (RAC) experiment is one of a handful of payloads on Blue Ghost focused on lunar regolith, or moon dust. In fact, the Mare Crisium landing site was chosen ...

“This unique landing site will allow our payload partners to gather critical data about the Moon’s regolith (rock and dust rubble), geophysical characteristics, and the interaction of solar ...

Among the NASA experiments are a couple of devices focused on the complexities of moon dust. Versions of both flew up on the IM-1 mission, but didn’t get to complete their job. One called Stereo ...

A second total lunar eclipse will occur on September 7-8, this one best seen from Asia. People in the US will miss out on ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 17, 2025, the moon is 18 days old, in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 84% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

A couple captured the sound of a meteorite hitting Earth for first time ever - on their home security camera. Laura Kelly and partner Joe Velaidum were curious about the dust in front of their home in ...

The next and first full moon of the year, also known as the Wolf Moon, will be in peak view on Monday. January's full moon will reach peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET on Monday, according to NASA.