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As NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft prepares to briefly touch down and collect a sample from the asteroid Bennu in October, the mission’s science team, led by the University of Arizona, has...

Before the Apollo era, the moon was thought to be dry as a desert due to the extreme temperatures and harshness of the space environment. Many studies have since discovered...

In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) is becoming an increasingly popular topic as space exploration begins to focus on landing on the surface of other bodies in the solar system. ISRU focuses...

It was the biggest piece of supposed fake news before the term «fake news» was even invented. Millions of people across the world still believe that no one has ever...

This weird elongated rock shard could have been displaced by a meteor impact. China’s Chang’e 4 spacecraft are back in action for a 27th lunar day on the far side...

Like a comet soaring through the cosmos, the moon is followed by a slender tail of irradiated matter — and Earth passes directly through it once a month. According to...

The moons of Uranus could be sloshing with oceans hiding just below the surface. Icy worlds speckle our solar system — from Jupiter’s moon Europa to Saturn’s moon Enceladus, scientists...

Blue Origin plans to deliver moon gravity-style missions on spaceflights much closer to Earth. Starting in 2022, the company plans to meet a long-standing need to simulate lunar gravity —...

A COMPANY is offering a burial service that is out of this world — sending loved ones ashes to the MOON. ELYSIUM SPACE are teaming up with space robotics company...

Have you noticed that when you look up at the moon, you always see the same features? You can see craters and patches of different colors. With a pair of...