Lunar samples brought by Apollo missions transformed our understanding of the Moon’s formation and Earth’s past. Chang’e and ...
I’m very much a Moon person but I’ve written a bit about Mars over the years as well, highlighting a few key aspects about the red planet’s exploration which I thought aren’t discussed as much or in ...
Welcome to a linked rundown of global developments in the exploration of our Moon across the first half of 2026. There’s also a section on global outlook because we must not forget our ...
In 1970, the Soviet Union successfully remotely drove Lunokhod 1, the world’s first planetary rover, on the Moon for 11 months. That was seven months more than planned. Thus the scientific ...
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 ...
Moon Monday #277: How quickly Blue flies New Glenn again, the timing and outcome of the first Mark 1 lander flight, and what NASA shares about the crewed Mark 2 are the key things to watch out for.
The bulk of the SLS rocket core stage for the Artemis III mission is seen here arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. I love the scale of the image being so apparent with people and cars ...
Our Moon and Earth captured by the Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Image: NASA I picked up a paint brush after two decades and painted this. Notes: This poem is written as part of the Global Poetry ...
Our Moon and Earth captured by the Artemis II Orion spacecraft using a camera at the tip of one of its solar panels. Image: NASA Before you get your pitchforks out, especially if you aren’t a regular ...
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.
Notes: I wrote this poem for the Day 2 prompt of the Global Poetry Writing Month: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write your own poem in which you recount a childhood memory. Try to incorporate a ...
This article is part 3 of my ongoing series on India’s launch vehicle crisis. A space program can only move as swiftly as its orbital rockets, and India right now is amid a grinding halt. As such, I’m ...