Lunar samples brought by Apollo missions transformed our understanding of the Moon’s formation and Earth’s past. Chang’e and ...

Moon Monday #289: They form near-instantly and offer a peak into the Moon's interior, improving our understanding of planets across the Solar System and beyond. Moon Monday #288: Realizations from ...

The successful launch of Skyroot Aerospace’s small Vikram-1 rocket on July 18, sans the mixed outcome for payloads, has been hailed as a revolutionary launch success for India by the company, ISRO, ...

As technology progresses, humans increasingly exploit resources of our home planet. One day, we might become an interplanetary species as imagined in The Expanse. One of the fundamental steps towards ...

Venus is a hellscape. Its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere creates a runaway greenhouse effect causing average surface temperatures of 470 degrees Celsius—hot enough to melt lead. Venus’ inhospitable ...

Like last year’s overview of a happening 2024 in global lunar exploration, I present to you a comprehensive, curated, and contextualized linked rundown of lunar technology and science developments ...

The LVM3 captured by rocket photographer Dheeraj Khandelwal as it emerged out of the clouds during its launch of Chandrayaan 3. Images: Chandrayaan gallery by Dheeraj A table showing health status and ...

Screenshot of the inaccessible document archive on LEAG’s website as of February 10, 2025. The LEAG website is being reviewed in response to guidance given by NASA leadership. Screenshot of the LEAG ...

is impact not as distant too. Moon Monday #289: They form near-instantly and offer a peak into the Moon's interior, improving our understanding of planets across the Solar System and beyond.

Our Earth and Moon as captured from beyond the lunar farside by China’s Chang’e 5 T1 test spacecraft in 2014. Image: CAST Very few people know that our serene, silvery cosmic companion’s value lies ...

Our Moon is two-faced. Science missions unravel its layers. Moon Monday #286: China’s Chang’e 6 samples have helped scientists decipher enigmatic layers of the lunar farside, leaving a curious trail ...

The Artemis III crew on the announcement day. Image: NASA / Robert Markowitz Illustration showing the revised Artemis III mission, which will follow in the footsteps of the ninth Apollo. The crewed ...