lunar science
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NASA Unveils First Astronaut Moon Kit Since Apollo
The Artemis 3 astronauts will be the first to walk on the surface of the Moon in more than 50 years, unlocking a new era of lunar exploration. NASA has chosen just the right tools for the astronauts to use, designed to test the feasibility of a long-term human presence on the Moon. NASA has…
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Lunar Satellite Shoots Lasers to a Moon Lander for the First Time
NASA’s diligent lunar orbiter transmitted a laser beam to a dome-shaped aluminium device the size of a billiard ball on India’s Vikram lander, pinging its location on the Moon. This laser-enabled technique could one day help NASA astronauts find their way on the lunar surface. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) pointed its laser altimeter instrument,…
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New Analysis of 1970s Moonquakes Reveals an Unexpected Origin
Sensors placed on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission picked up a mysterious tremor, one that regularly occurred as the Sun rose to its peak position over the lunar surface. Unlike regular moonquakes that are triggered by the varying temperatures of the lunar environment, however, this one had a rather peculiar,…
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NASA’s Robotic Mission to Explore Enigmatic Lunar Domes Takes Shape
NASA’s Artemis program seeks to return humans to the Moon later this decade, but a pair of related side projects promises to deliver some fascinating new science that could expand our understanding of lunar geology and human biology.