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Japan's space agency has announced it's planning to film Mars's mysterious moons with cameras that can shoot in 8K ultra-high-definition.

Japanese Spacecraft Will Shoot Martian Moons in 8K Resolution

By Victor Tangermann

NASA announced it's soliciting commercial companies to collect space resources, including Moon "dirt," an effort to create a marketplace for space rocks.

NASA Wants to Pay Private Companies to Bag Moon Dirt

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is using a kind of heavy-duty metallic glass to develop rovers that can explore colder environments than ever before.

NASA Is Making Moon Rover Parts Out of Metallic Glass

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Orion spacecraft just completed its System Acceptance Review and Design Certification Review. In other words, it's fit for flight.

NASA’s Moon-Bound Orion Spacecraft is Officially Fit for Flight

By Victor Tangermann

In order to protect the Moon from destructive lunar mining operations, one scientists suggests granting the Moon legal personhood.

Scientist: We Should Grant the Moon Legal Personhood

By Dan Robitzski

NASA warns that harvesting lunar ice for future settlers' drinking water could make it impossible to study the ice down the road.

Mining Lunar Ice Could Irrevocably Damage the Moon’s Environment

By Dan Robitzski

Blue Origin just delivered an engineering mockup of a lander that could one day carry American astronauts down to the surface of the Moon to NASA.

Blue Origin Engineers Deliver Full-Scale Prototype Moon Lander to NASA

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists treated the Moon like a giant mirror to study the Earth's atmosphere, a trick they say could help search for inhabited worlds.

Scientists Are Using The Moon as a Giant Mirror to Search For Aliens

By Dan Robitzski

The first lunar settlers might live in the space version of an RV, which is currently being developed by JAXA, NASA, and Toyota.

NASA Spokesperson Says Agency Is Working on an “RV for the Moon”

By Dan Robitzski

Russian space corporation Roscomosos chief Dmitry Rogozin had no kind words to spare about NASA's efforts to return astronauts to the Moon.

Russian Space Chief “Not Interested” in Working With NASA on Missions to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

New models suggest that the Moon could be 85 million years younger than scientists thought, a development that would clarify some of its mysterious past.

Scientists Say the Moon Is Way Younger than We Thought

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new paper, a team of Chinese scientists claim a strange "gel-like" substance found on the far side of the Moon is "impact melt breccia."

China Finally Figured Out What That Weird “Gel-Like” Substance from the Far Side of the Moon Was

By Victor Tangermann

According to a House appropriations bill released today, Congress doesn't intend to raise NASA's budget, setting aside the same $22.63 billion for 2021.

Congress Budget Denies NASA Full Funding for Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

A team of NASA scientists found that there might be more subsurface metals beneath the Moon's surface than previously thought.

NASA Discovers Huge Potential Caches of Metal On the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

The just-launched "Lunar Loo Challenge" tasks amateur rocket scientists to come up with a toilet that can handle near-zero and Moon gravity.

NASA Says It Needs a New Space Toilet for the Artemis Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

In the coming years, NASA plans to crash a SpaceX rocket into a tiny moon as a test run for diverting asteroids. But the moon's name was way too boring.

NASA Renames Small Moon It Plans to Smash With SpaceX

By Dan Robitzski

When the Artemis astronauts land on the surface of the Moon, NASA expects them to be able to trek ten miles on foot each time they venture out.

NASA: Next Moon Astronauts Will Hike 10 Miles on Lunar Surface

By Dan Robitzski

Aerospace startup Rocket Lab is planning its first mission to the Moon in 2021 to test out navigation systems in its orbit.

A Small Company Is Quietly Planning a Moon Mission Next Year

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that strange bright spots observed on Saturn's moon Titan in the early 2000s may be evidence of dried up ancient lakes and seas.

Astronomers Say They Found “Dry Lake Beds” on Saturn’s Moon Titan

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk: SpaceX Building Floating Spaceports for Moon, Mars Launches

Elon Musk: SpaceX Building Floating Spaceports for Moon, Mars Launches

By Victor Tangermann

On Twitter, Elon Musk elaborated on the design tweaks SpaceX will have to make to its Starship to allow it to land on the Moon.

SpaceX Trying to Figure Out How to Land Starship on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

In order to give high-energy researchers better working conditions, one physicist proposes building a particle collider on the Moon.

This Madlad Wants to Build a Particle Collider on the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just discovered that Saturn's moon Titan is creeping out into space 100 times faster than they previously thought it was.

Saturn’s Moon Titan Is Drifting Off Into Space, NASA Says

By Dan Robitzski

Astronaut pee may be a priceless resource on future Moon settlements. It turns out it makes for a phenomenal building material.

On the Moon, the Real Gold Might Be Human Urine

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is working on simplified, scaled-down nuclear reactors that it hopes will power future settlements on the Moon and Mars.

Scientists Want to Build Nuclear Reactors to Power Moon Colony

By Dan Robitzski

A delightful new video shows Apollo astronauts falling over in their bulky spacesuits, unaccustomed to the Moon's weak gravity.

Rejoice In This Supercut of Moon Astronauts Falling Over

By Jon Christian

The experimental spacecraft China launched earlier this week successfully and safely landed Friday, paving the way for crewed space exploration.

China Lands Moon-Bound Spaceship After 3-Day Orbital Joyride

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers are developing smart lunar habitats that can autonomously sense damage and repair themselves on a future moon settlement.

These Self-Repairing Lunar Habitats Could Help Settle the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

NASA announced today that it has awarded three contracts to develop lunar landing systems in an effort to return astronauts to the Moon as soon as 2024.

SpaceX Wins Large NASA Contract for Starship Moon Missions

By Victor Tangermann

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that encourages the mining of resources in space and on the Moon.

Trump Signs Executive Order Encouraging Moon, Asteroid Mining

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has awarded a Phase 1 grant for a Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the far side of the Moon that could one day be deployed by wall-climbing robots.

NASA Funds Giant Radio Telescope Concept on Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

In an experiment, a team of European researchers attempted to use the main compound in human urine and lunar regolith to create a resilient concrete.

Scientists: Astronauts Could Build Moon Base Using Human Urine

By Victor Tangermann

Bad news, space fans: NASA just announced they're gonna have reschedule that trip to the Moon they'd been planning in a few years.

NASA: Bad News, Something Came Up, Gotta Rain-Check That Moon Trip :(

By Foster Kamer

Buzz Aldrin had some choice words of advice for Ars Technica's Eric Berger on how to survive self-isolation during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Second Man to Walk on the Moon Has Some Quarantine Advice

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from the University of New Mexico believe they have found the remains of Theia buried deep beneath the lunar surface in a new paper.

Fragment of Planet That Hit Earth May Be Buried Inside Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have started analyzing data collected by China's Yutu-2 Moon rover's ground-penetrating radar. They found mostly Moon dust.

Chinese Rover Discovers It’s Sitting on 39 Feet of Moon Dust

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astronomers at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey suspect there's a small asteroid that caught itself in our planet's gravity, like a moon.

Astronomers: Our Planet Might Have Another Moon, Except It’s Tiny

By Victor Tangermann

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a nuclear-powered rocket to move cargo around Earth's orbit.

DARPA’s Working on a Nuclear-Powered Rocket for Easy Moon Access

By Jon Christian

Japanese space agency JAXA announced today it has greenlit a sample return mission to the Martian moon Phobos called the Martian Moons Exploration mission.

Japan Gives the ‘Go’ to Sample Return Mission to Mars Moon

By Victor Tangermann

A new documentary will follow Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as he hunts for a "life partner" to join him on a trip around the Moon in 2023.

Billionaire Seeks “Life Partner” to Join Him on SpaceX Moon Trip

By Kristin Houser

Apply now! NASA is officially accepting astronaut applications for its next generation of astronauts that could one day travel to the Moon and Mars.

Here’s Where You Can Apply to Be a NASA Moon Astronaut

By Victor Tangermann

NASA will need $35 billion over the next four years to successfully complete the Artemis Moon mission, according to Human Spaceflight Chief Doug Loverro.

NASA: Next Moon Landing Will Cost About $35 Billion

By Kristin Houser

Japanese billionaire Yukatu Maezawa had to break the hearts of 27,722 women, revealing that he cancelled the TV show to find himself a Moon trip companion.

Billionaire Cancels Reality Show to Find Girlfriend For Moon Trip

By Victor Tangermann

European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have figured out a way to produce oxygen from Moon dust. The team just opened up their own "prototype oxygen plant."

Scientists Say They’ve Found a Way to Make Oxygen From Moon Dust

By Victor Tangermann

Over 20,000 people have offered to become Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's flight companion on his trip around the Moon and "life partner."

20,000 Apply to Be Billionaire’s Girlfriend, Get Free Moon Trip

By Victor Tangermann

An experimental NASA program is tinkering with the idea of building a Mars or Moon base out of living mushrooms that astronauts would grow onsite.

NASA Wants to Grow a Moon Base Out of Mushrooms

By Dan Robitzski

A team of MIT scientists belive that the magnetic field of the Moon was caused by a crystallizing iron core "dynamo" about a billion years ago.

MIT: A “Dynamo” Inside the Moon Shut Down a Billion Years Ago

By Victor Tangermann

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine proposed to send Japanese astronauts to the Moon in the late 2020s as part of a joint plan with the US.

NASA Proposed Sending Japanese Astronauts to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

The Moon’s surface could electrocute future astronauts as they plan to visit areas hit by very little charge-negating sunlight.

Moon’s Surface Could Electrocute Astronauts, Scientists Warn

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is about to test a prototype cosmic radiation-blocking vest by strapping it to a dummy and sending ti around the Moon.

NASA Is Sending Dummies Around the Moon to Test Cosmic Radiation

By Dan Robitzski

Roscosmos announced plans to build an observatory on its planned Moon base so that it can better spot potentially dangerous asteroids approaching Earth.

Russia Wants to Build an Observatory on the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

The Indian government released a short report detailing its Moon lander Vikram's demise in early September — the first time it admitted its lander crashed.

India Finally Admits Its Moon Lander Crashed

By Victor Tangermann

A new deepfake shows what it would have looked like if the Apollo 11 mission failed and then-president Nixon had to deliver the backup speech he had ready.

MIT Deepfake Shows Nixon Sadly Saying the Moon Astronauts Died

By Dan Robitzski

The Moon is covered in lunar swirls — magnetic anomalies that could act as natural shields from dangerous cosmic radiation.

Spiral Formations on the Moon Appear to Deflect Cosmic Rays

By Dan Robitzski

New NASA research found that Neptune has two moons that are locked in a strange orbital dance in order to "maintain the peace."

NASA: Neptune’s Moons “Dance” to Avoid Smashing Into Each Other

By Kristin Houser

NASA: Four Astronauts Will Stay on the Moon For Two Weeks

NASA: Four Astronauts Will Stay on the Moon For Two Weeks

By Kristin Houser

Boeing just sent NASA its proposal for a crewed lunar lander that could ferry astronauts to the Moon by 2024 via NASA's planned "Lunar Gateway."

Here’s How Boeing is Planning to Get Astronauts to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

This startup's plan is to send swarms of smart robots to the surface of a distant moon and planets to extract resources including water ice and minerals.

Meet the Startup Building Robot Swarms to Mine Ice on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

China has a new plan to send robotic vehilces to the Moon and bring back lunar samples of rocks. It'll be the first lunar retrieval mission since 1976.

China Is Going to the Moon, Coming Back With Moon Rocks

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX “Definitely” Plans to Land Starship on Moon by 2022

SpaceX “Definitely” Plans to Land Starship on Moon by 2022

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is working with Caterpillar on Moon mining rocks from the Moon's surface to be used as raw materials on the space agency's planned lunar base.

NASA’s Collaborating With Caterpillar on Moon Mining Machines

By Dan Robitzski

The China Lunar Exploration Program has released a new photo of the mysterious "gel-like" and "colored" substance found by its Moon rover.

China Releases New Pic of Weird Substance Its Moon Rover Found

By Victor Tangermann

One of the mockup Moon habitats NASA is considering is a 55-foot-long inflatable tent that reaches a height equivalent to a two-story building.

NASA’s Considering Giant Inflatable Tents for Moon Habitats

By Kristin Houser

Congress still isn't ready to approve a budget increase to support a 2024 crewed Moon mission — but it isn't quite ready to deny it either.

Congress Is Preparing to Kill 2024 Moon Mission

By Kristin Houser