The poles of the Moon have emerged as enticing goals for future exploration, given their potential for harbouring water and other volatiles. So ESA and the European Space Resources Innovation Centre, ESRIC, challenged European and Canadian engineering teams to develop vehicles capable of prospecting resources within in these shadowy regions – then put their designs to the test in a realistic lunar analog environment. Five winning teams have now been selected from this challenge, receiving €75 000 contracts each to move their rovers forward to the next phase of the contest.
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The moon and stars are a compass for nocturnal animals — but light pollution is leading them astray
In our recent study, we uncovered how artificial light is disrupting these nightly migrations.
Moon mission practice: NASA continues gearing up for Artemis 1 'wet dress rehearsal'
NASA continues to prepare for a crucial test that will pave the way for the launch of its Artemis 1 moon mission.
This lopsided galaxy has one seriously pumped-up arm (photo)
A galaxy's overdeveloped spiral arm dominates the foreground of a stunning new image from the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii.
NASA's Upcoming SPHEREx Mission Will map the Entire Universe in Infrared Every 6 Months
The universe is cold and dark. And yet, within the dark, there is a faint glow of warmth. Across the sky, there are objects that emit infrared light, similar to the light that warms your hands near a campfire. By observing this light, astronomers can see the cosmos in a way that looks very different from that seen by our eyes.
'The Paradox Hotel' by Rob Hart is a trippy time travel murder mystery (exclusive)
NYT bestselling novelist Rob Hart comments on his new sci-fi book, "The Paradox Hotel."
A rocket crashed into the moon. The accidental experiment will shed light on impact physics in space.
On March 4, a lonely, spent rocket booster hit the moon at nearly 6,000 mph. Studies of its crater could reveal new science.
Sinkholes as big as a skyscraper and as wide as a city street open up in the Arctic seafloor
Giant "sinkholes" — one of which could devour an entire city block holding six-story buildings — are appearing along the Arctic seafloor.
Director Ken Kwapis talks 'Space Force' Season 2 and wrangling a crazy comedic crew
Veteran Hollywood director Ken Kwapis reflects on making the second season of Netflix’s “Space Force”
Strange new type of solar wave defies physics
Scientists think this could also help to explain mysterious phenomena on Earth.
New Image Reveals Possible Origins of “Odd Radio Circles”
This faint ring of radio emission might signal a momentous event in galactic evolution. Then again, it might be something else entirely.
Our universe may have a twin that runs backward in time
A mirror universe that runs backward in time sprouted up before the Big Bang.
NASA set to launch 2 rockets into the northern lights
Researchers plan to launch two rockets into the heart of the northern lights. Here's what they might find.
Solar Orbiter spacecraft takes its closest look at the sun
Solar Orbiter will (yet again) take the closest ever images of the sun during its pass on Saturday (March. 26)
Venus, Mars and Saturn form a celestial triangle before dawn: How to see it
You can spot them Sunday and Monday, before sunrise.
'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2 episode 4 'reintroduces' a favorite character
The influence of "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" is acknowledged and appropriate respect is paid
SpaceX's private Ax-1 astronaut flight cleared for launch pending NASA Artemis 1 moon rocket test
Axiom SpaceX's Ax-1 private space station mission is cleared for launch, but only after NASA's Artemis 1 tests.
NASA gives priority to Artemis ground test over commercial astronaut launch
Pilot Larry Connor and commander Mike Lopez-Alegria (left and right) during training inside a SpaceX simulator. Credit: Axiom Space / SpaceX
NASA officials gave the green light Friday for the first all-commercial astronaut launch to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket as soon as April 3. But the astronaut launch could be delayed a day, or longer, to give priority to a countdown test for NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket on a neighboring launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center.
These are Star Dunes on Mars, Formed When the Wind Comes From Many Different Directions
Missions to Mars are expensive, even orbiters. They’re there to do science, not take pretty pictures. But sometimes Mars’ beauty is captured inadvertently, usually with some science mixed in.
FAA delays SpaceX Starship environmental review another month to April 29
The U.S Federal Aviation Administration has delayed an environmental review of SpaceX's Starship program by at least another month, to April 29 at the earliest.
NASA’s Roman Mission Might Tell Us if the Universe Will Tear Itself Apart in the Future
NASA’s Nancy Gracy Roman Space Telescope won’t launch until 2027, and it won’t start operating until some time after that. But that isn’t stopping excited scientists from dreaming about their new toy and all it will do. Who can blame them?
