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Posted on October 15, 2025

A new private moon lander rises: Impulse Space throws its hat into the lunar ring

Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's first-ever employee — just announced that it plans to build a robotic moon lander to help open the lunar frontier.
Posted on October 13, 2025

Scientists open untouched Apollo 17 lunar samples from 1972 — they may hold clues about the moon’s violent origins

The isotopic ratio of sulfur-33 on the moon differs from that of Earth. Did the moon's sulfur instead come from the impactor that formed it?
Posted on October 12, 2025

Moonrise moments: A skywatching quiz

From phases to phenomena, this moon-themed skywatching quiz will test your lunar knowledge.
Posted on October 5, 2025

New DARPA ‘field guide’ looks for ways to jump-start a moon economy

A recent DARPA study laid out a step-by-step process that could enable an economic link between Earth and the moon. But how real is the promise of giving the moon an industrial makeover?
Posted on September 30, 2025

Our moon’s 2 sides are more different than we thought, lunar samples reveal

Lunar samples reveal the far side of the moon, hidden from Earth's view, may have a cooler interior than the near side.
Posted on September 30, 2025

Mining the moon: Can you make money harvesting helium-3?

Mining the moon for helium-3: How real is the prospect, and is there a business case for such an undertaking?
Posted on September 26, 2025

A tiny Apollo 17 moon rock is unlocking a secret lunar history

A moon rock brought back over 50 years ago by the Apollo 17 mission has been connected with the birth of the Sea of Serenity — if true, it means the lunar mare formed hundreds of millions of years earlier than thought.
Posted on September 26, 2025

The moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year — a physicist explains why

Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.
Posted on September 24, 2025

‘This is how I’m going to land’: New NASA astronaut candidate’s helicopter skills could come in handy on the moon

Ben Bailey has 2,000 hours of flight time, including with high-profile military helicopters. The NASA astronaut candidate may be able to leverage that experience for moon landings.
Posted on September 21, 2025

New moon of August 2025 gets eclipsed today

September's new moon occurs on Sept. 21 and will partially eclipse the sun for skywatchers in the southern Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.

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