Learn About Earth's Nearest Neighbor - The Moon
On November 21st, 2022, at 13:44 CET (12:44 GMT), the Artemis spacecraft Orion powered its main thruster on the European Service Module to slingshot around the Moon, just five days after liftoff.
The European Service Module is powering Orion around the Moon and back, providing propulsion, temperature control, electricity as well as storage and delivery for essential supplies such as … Read the rest of this article
At 01:47 local time in Florida, 06:47 GMT, today – November 16th, 2022, the Artemis I mission started its voyage to the Moon as NASA’s new Moon rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, and put the Orion spacecraft and its European Service Module into Earth orbit.
The spacecraft spent two hours circling Earth before being … Read the rest of this article
A new supercomputer simulation shows that our Moon could have formed within hours of a collision between a proto-Earth and a Mars-sized planet early in the solar system’s history.
The subject of where the Moon came from is something scientists have wrestled with for decades.
Originally it was thought that the Earth and Moon had formed as a double-planet or … Read the rest of this article
On Wednesday, October 12th, the NASA announced a fresh set of potential launch dates for its uncrewed Artemis I mission to circumnavigate the Moon:
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Are you ready to join European Space Agency’s (ESA) initiative to support European space companies to create a constellation of lunar satellites that connect and guide missions to the Moon?
Creating lasting telecommunications and navigation links with the Moon will enable sustainable space exploration for the hundreds of lunar missions that are due to launch within the next few decades.… Read the rest of this article
Moon enthusiasts of all ages are being challenged to help identify features on the Moon that might pose a hazard to astronauts or lunar rovers that will be exploring the surface.
The 2022 EXPLORE Lunar Data Challenge uses machine learning techniques to identify geologic features of interest on the Moon.
Through the Data Challenges, the EXPLORE project aims to … Read the rest of this article
International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration, celestial observation, and our cultural and personal connections to the Moon.
One day each year, everyone on Earth is invited to observe, learn about, and celebrate the Moon together.
This year the event occurs in October when the Moon is just before the first quarter – … Read the rest of this article
UPDATE #2 – Sept. 26th: NASA has made the decision to move the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule stack back into the Vehicle Assembly Building.
This means that the backup October 2nd launch date for Artemis I is now a no-go.
There might be a launch attempt at the end of October but a launch in November is … Read the rest of this article
On Wednesday, September 21st (2022), the European Space Agency announced that they had selected a team of seven astronauts to train for NASA’s Artemis missions to the moon – but only one of them will have the chance to become the first European to walk on the Moon’s surface.
The candidates are:
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NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, to discuss the cryogenic demonstration test conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 21, ahead of the next Artemis I launch attempt (on Sept. 27th).
Audio of the call will livestream on the agency’s website here:
After encountering a hydrogen leak early in the loading process during the … Read the rest of this article