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Water Taken From Lunar Soil: China’s Method Can Produce H2O on the Moon at a Massive scale

By: Rafan Haque, Journalist

Chinese scientists have made an exciting breakthrough that could change the future of space exploration. They have discovered a way to take water from the Moon's soil, which might be a game changer for long term space missions on the moon and beyond.

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China Lands on the Far Side of the Moon

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist

In the early hours of June 2, 2024, the Chinese Chang'e 6 lander touched down on the dark side of the Moon. This success marks the second time China has landed on the far side of the Moon, and the second time any country has landed there.

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Rock from the explosion that formed the Moon is still lingering inside of the Earths mantle

By: William Bohoney, Journalist

Some scientists have proposed that these formations are the remains of tectonic plates that were pushed beneath others and then descended to the boundary between Earth's outer core and the mantle above. However, Yuan and his team present a different explanation.

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Lunar Laser Ranging Experiments

By: Tiger Deng, Journalist

Lunar Laser Ranging experiments offer insights into the moon's secrets with unparalleled accuracy.

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Historic New Moon Landing

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist

Last month, on February 22, 2024, NASA and Intuitive Machines landed the first American-made lander on the Moon in over 50 years. that lander, named Odysseus, touched down on the lunar south pole after problems with it's navigation systems.

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NASA’s Nuclear Moon: The First Step in Colonizing the Moon

By: DoWon Lee, Journalist

The outlined model specification for the reactor required a weight of under six metric tons and the capability to generate 40 kilowatts (kW) of electrical power. In the United States, 40 kW can power an average of 33 houses, so having the capabilities to power this much electricity can help these reactors that operate autonomously.

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NASA’s Juno probe has found salt and organics on Jupiter’s largest moon

By: Alexander Tang, Journalist

"We found the greatest abundance of salts and organics in the dark and bright terrains at latitudes protected by the magnetic field," said Scott Bolton, Juno's principal investigator.

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Titan: Exploring Saturn’s Mysterious Moon

By: Tad Chesley, Journalist

The moon Titan, a natural satellite of Saturn, has long captured the imagination of scientists and space enthusiasts. The landscape is dominated by methane lakes and seas that form a fluid cycle similar to the Earth's water cycle. Scientists believe there may be a global ocean of water and ammonia beneath the moon's surface. Further research and scientific missions to Titan promise to uncover more secrets and possibly find signs of extraterrestrial life.

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The Moon And Its Long History

By: Fares Musa, Journalist

If the moon were to be vaporized out of existence right now, the earth would be affected as a whole because the moon tugs out tides towards it and the water itself is basically trying to tug against it, thus, high tide and low tide was created to show this. The moon has craters on it's surface because after the rocks gathered to create the moon, the moon was hit by other space rocks at high speeds which is why some craters are larger than others.

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The First Moon Landing

By: Rakat Haque, Journalist

On July 20, 1969, hundreds of millions of people across the entire globe watched as NASA made history with the first ever humans to step foot on the moon. The ship was called the Apollo 11 and had a 3 person crew, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

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Inflatable Moon Habitat

By: Aiman Ullah, Journalist

This new idea to put a base on the moon is one of the most innovative ideas to produce oxygen and food for astronauts. It could serve as a permanent base on the Moon.

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What Would Happen If We Blew Up The Moon

By: Thomas Ahern, Journalist

However, a nuclear bomb would not be nearly enough to blow up the moon, as all it would leave would just be another moon crater. So that leaves the question; what would blow up the moon?

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