Observers watching January’s total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Spanish astronomers now think the space rock collided with the Moon at 61,000 km/h, excavating a crater 10 to 15 meters across. Prof. Jose Maria Madiedo of the University of Huelva, and Dr. ...
NASA has discovered “moving water” on the lunar surface. The agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) probe, which has been orbiting the Moon since 2009, has identified water molecules being absorbed and released from lunar dust all through the day depending on surface temperature. While this does not mean that there are rivers flowing on our ...
When China’s Chang’e-4 probe landed on the lunar surface in January this year, it was the first robotic probe in the world to land on the dark side of the Moon. The rover recently sent out interesting data that points to the possibility that the nights on the dark side of the Moon are actually ...
On April 24, China observed its third National Space Day. This year, China celebrated the theme of new space developments and ventures. It also announced a plan to build a “lunar palace” as part of a lunar kingdom to explore resources on the surface of the Moon. The base will be made of numerous cabins ...
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