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Has there ever been a more important duty? (heh … duty) When Apollo astronauts went to the moon in the 1960s, they got there in a spaceship with exactly zero baths. To get to number one, NASA provided them with a rubber tube that the crew could put on like …

NASA is offering up to $ 20,000 for its lunar bath designs prior to its Artemis missions to the Moon. The toilet must be compact, but it must also contain a large amount of debris, while being relatively quiet. The competition is open until August 17, so prepare your designs …

Researchers are looking for an explanation for why the side of the Moon that faces Earth is covered in dark spots, called “maries” or seas. These areas can be the result of the radioactive decay of certain elements found in rocks, generating heat and melting the rocks. The back of …

KEY POINTS A new study explained why the sides of the Moon seem different from each other. The near side of the Moon shows signs of volcanic activity. Radioactive elements may have caused increased volcanic activity on the Moon. A team of scientists presented a new theory that explains the …

The Moon may be Earth’s closest cosmic neighbor, and the only extraterrestrial body humans have ever trod on, but there are many things we don’t understand. And one of the biggest mysteries is why its two sides are so significantly different. The researchers have proposed a possible new explanation, backed …