One step closer to the moon! NASA ignite $18.6BN Space Launch System ‘megarocket’ for eight minutes

The first woman and next man to launch to the moon are one step closer to walking on the lunar surface following a successful test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). The $18.6 billion ‘megarocket’ completed a full eight-minute hot fire test of its massive engines Thursday, which is the final step needed to move … Read more

Jupiter’s UV auroras are generated by charged particles from its volcanic moon Io, NASA reveals

A spectacular and dramatic ultraviolet auroras on Jupiter is generated by charged particles escaping its volcanic moon Io, according to a new NASA study. The origins of the bright blue circular aurora were revealed by the NASA Juno spacecraft, which is currently studying the gas giant from orbit. The Jovian polar light show, also known as the … Read more

Moon mortgage guide: Lunar residents could pay $32,067 a MONTH

NASA is gearing up to send the first woman and next man to the moon which could pave the way for humans to eventually colonize Earth’s natural satellite, but a new study suggests setting up real estate will be a costly feat. Experts at Money, a credit broker for consumer credit products, released the first-ever … Read more

Moon mortgage guide reveals residents could pay $32,067 a MONTH for homes on the lunar surface

NASA is gearing up to send the first woman and next man to the moon that could pave the way for humans to eventually colonize Earth’s natural satellite, but a new study suggests setting up real estate will be a costly feat. Experts at Money, a credit broker for consumer credit products, released the first-ever … Read more

NASA Artemis astronauts set to return to moon in 2024 ‘made of same stuff’ as Neil Armstrong

Astronauts of the Artemis era, heading back to the moon this decade, are ‘made of the same stuff’ as the early Apollo adventurers, says the man who wrote the book on the first human lunar landings. A Man on the Moon was first published in 1994 and tells the story of the real life adventurers … Read more

Soleil Moon Frye says watching old videos for her doc Kid 90 unleashed a ‘Pandora’s box’ of emotions

Soleil Moon Frye says watching old videos for her doc Kid 90 unleashed a ‘Pandora’s box’ of emotions: ‘I didn’t see how much pain some of the people I loved most were going through’ By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 23:35 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 23:37 GMT, 11 March 2021 Soleil Moon Frye … Read more

Ark: Scientists want to store animal sperm and egg samples on the MOON

Sperm and egg samples from 6.7 million of Earth’s species should be sent to an ark built on the moon as a ‘modern global insurance policy’, scientists have proposed. The lunar gene bank — which could also house seed and spore samples — is envisaged as being built under the lunar surface, in a hollow, cooled … Read more

More than 300,000 people applied to join a billionaire on a trip to the moon

An undated file photo shows Yusaku Maezawa, 42, the founder and CEO of Zozo, Japan’s largest online fashion retailer Before he became a billionaire fashion entrepreneur, Yusaku Maezawa was an indie rock band member who decided to skip college ‘after seeing all the tired faces on my morning commutes’ in Japan. Born in 1975 in … Read more

Astrophotographer captures stunning photo of the ISS as it passes across the moon 

A once in a blue moon shot! Astrophotographer captures stunning photo of the International Space Station as it passes across the lunar surface The orbiting space science laboratory had been reorientated for a spacewalk An astrophotographer captured the ISS image in Sacramento, California  The image shows the ISS as it transits the moon early on Monday … Read more

China offers glimpse of the first moon samples brought back to Earth in more than 45 years

China has shared a look at the first moon samples to be brought back to Earth in more than 45 years. The lunar regolith was collected by the nation’s Chang’e 5 mission that returned in December with 3.8 pounds of soil and rocks from our natural satellite. The images show the samples as small as … Read more