Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The historic Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made India the fourth country to land on the Moon a year ago, has unearthed new evidence supporting a theory about the early Moon’s history. The mission deployed a small… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An autonomous excavator at work in Circularity Park, on the campus of the Eberhard AG company in the municipality of Oberglatt, Switzerland. | Credit: ETH Zurich/Marc Schneider An autonomous, robotic hydraulic excavator could build a dry rock wall around… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Source: NASA 55 years ago today, it took Apollo 11 just 10 minutes to raise its flag on the ancient lunar surface. Neil Armstrong‘Annual Buzz AldrinThe two and a half hour moonwalk adventure that took place in July 1969.… Read More »
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. As the full moon shines in the night sky this weekend, take a moment to enjoy its beauty and seek out the vast, dark plain. The view on the surface… Read More »
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who was one of the first people to orbit the moon and took the iconic first photo of the Earth rising above the lunar surface, died Friday when a plane he was piloting crashed ashore near the San Juan Islands. Washington state. He was 90 years old. The Federal Aviation… Read More »
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe set off from the far side of the moon on Tuesday, moving a step closer to completing an ambitious mission that underscores the country’s rise as a space superpower. In a symbolic moment before liftoff, China was also reported to have become the first country to display its national flag on… Read More »
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission has made a successful landing on the far side and is currently busy collecting samples to be sent back to Earth. The first set of data was transmitted from the Chang’e 6 descent-ascent combination upon its arrival on Sunday morning (Beijing Time). The landing was assisted by China’s newly positioned Queqiao-2… Read More »
Intuitive Machines (LUNR) made history in February by becoming the first private space company to land on the lunar surface. Now it aims to accelerate the development of the lunar economy. Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Intuitive Machines CEO and co-founder Steve Altemus said the company’s cost structure and ability to facilitate lunar missions ultimately puts… Read More »
“What do you hope to achieve in the next 10 years?” This is a familiar question that is often asked in job interviews or when starting a new company. Axiom Space Founded in 2016, it’s approaching that 10-year milestone and the Houston-based company has already ticked many of the boxes likely to be on its… Read More »