Moon Space Base

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  On NASA's Moon Mission, The Biggest Headache Has Been The Toilet

  Since the astronauts are in microgravity, the toilet relies on air flow that pulls waste into the toilet and ensures the capsule stays clean.

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  Why Is NASA Spending $100 Billion To Return To Moon? Depends On Who You Ask

  NASA is heading back with its Artemis programme. As early as April 1, the agency will send a crew of four around the moon as a precursor for a landing this decade.

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  Do China's Space Ambitions Put US Supremacy On The Moon At Risk?

  While US space research priorities can oscillate with each political cycle, the Chinese model offers predictability and risk management, an expert says.

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  NASA Unveils Moon Base Plan And Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft For Mars Mission

  NASA is also reevaluating its lunar Gateway space station, planning to repurpose components for the moon base instead.

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  Study Reveals Micrometeoroids Are A Key Challenge For NASA's Planned Moon Base

  This risk was studied by a team led by Daniel Yahalomi of Columbia University's Department of Astronomy.

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  Earth’s Atmosphere Has Been Leaking Onto the Moon for Billions of Years, Study Finds

  Earth’s atmosphere has been leaking atoms and molecules to the moon for billions of years, preserving a historical record and potential resources for future lunar missions.

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  China's Chang'e-6 Space Mission Discovers Tiny Iron Oxide Crystals On Moon

  This study, based on samples for the first time, shows that highly oxidized minerals like hematite can exist on the Moon.

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  NASA Unveils Plans for Lunar Nuclear Reactor by 2030 Amid Rising Moon Race

  NASA plans to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear fission reactor on the Moon’s south pole by 2030 to power Artemis missions and future lunar bases. The site offers access to water ice but raises legal and diplomatic concerns under the Outer Space Treaty. With China and Russia advancing their own lunar power plants, the move from the US.

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  NASA Aims to Deploy Nuclear Reactor on Moon by 2030 for Strategic Power

  NASA is accelerating plans to deploy a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, according to interim head Sean Duffy. The reactor would ensure steady power through long lunar nights and help secure water-ice resources at the Moon’s south pole. China and Russia also aim for lunar reactors by the mid-2030s, sparking a geopolitical “moon ...

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  Study Reveals What Presence Of CO2 On Eight Saturn Moons Means

  The study aims to help scientists understand the existence of CO2 on planetary bodies, the process of formation and evolution.