New study suggests the Moon’s water reserves may be lower than previously thought

“The time evolution of the Moon–Earth distance remained an unsolved problem for half a century,” Rufu said. “However, these new geological proxies for the history of the Earth-Moon system allow us to calculate the Moon’s axial tilt and the extent of the PSR over time.” In 2009, NASA crashed a two-ton Atlas Centaur rocket body, […]

Japan launches ‘Moon Sniper’ mission: SLIM lander will make precise landing on the moon’s surface

Japan’s compact lander, officially called Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM), is designed to land within 100 meters of a specific target on the Moon, much shorter than the normal range of several kilometers . “Creating a SLIM lander will bring a qualitative change towards humans being able to land where we want, not […]

NASA’s Curiosity rover finds first evidence of wet-dry climate on Mars, which probably supported life

While climbing the slope of a sedimentary mountain in 2021, Curiosity found salt deposits forming a hexagonal pattern in the soil from about four billion years ago. According to the study published in the journal Nature, the rover’s instruments identified patterns in the form of cracks in the dry soil. “When the lake dries up […]