Anders Lerza, an astrobotics systems engineer, stands next to a test model of the company’s Peregrine Lunar Lander, which is currently under development. It is set to become the first American lander on the moon since the Apollo mission.Photo: Astrobotic Space robotics maker Astrobotic Technology has unveiled its new 47,000-square-foot …
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Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) – Jig could be for an “asteroid” that is struck by Earth’s gravity and becomes a mini moon next month. Instead of a global rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed lunar-landing mission 54 years ago, a way to …
Read More »Radiation on the moon is terribly high, studies show
Scientists have finally measured the level of radiation on the moon and found it to be surprisingly and terribly high. New research reveals that astronauts aboard NASA’s next Artemis mission in 2024 will have to endure radiation levels 200 Many times more than seen on earth. RELATED: Artemis I Moon …
Read More »We finally know how much radiation there is on the moon, and that’s not great news
U.S. As humans prepare to return to the moon in this decade, the biggest risk to astronauts in the future is space radiation that can cause lasting health effects ranging from cataracts to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Although Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s proved that it was safe …
Read More »Earth is going to capture a minimoon, but this is something weird about something
We all know and love our moon. It has been a constant companion of the earth for billions of years, the mainstay of the sky. But he is not our only ally. Now and then, a few months or years before returning to space – a small object is temporarily …
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