Tag Archives: Moon

If star-jumping aliens ever visited our solar system, Saturn is probably the planet they would remember. The seven giant rings that surround its equator make Saturn the most distinct planet orbiting the …

In less than three years, astronauts will return to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. As part of the Artemis Program, the purpose is not just to send …

Deep within its icy crust, Enceladus’ dark waters may be swirling. According to a new analysis of the ice sheet covering the global oceans on Saturn’s moon, currents very similar to those …

They are among the largest and strangest structures on Earth – huge and mysterious patches of dense rock that lurk deep in the lower parts of our planet’s mantle. There are two …

The moon … duh.Photo: Norberto Duarte (fake images) March, to our surprise, has been an exceptional month for highly publicized bullfights. We foolishly thought that the climax of the month was accomplished …

A “lunar ark” hidden within the lava tubes of the Moon could preserve the sperm, eggs and seeds of millions of species on Earth, a group of scientists has proposed. The ark, …

Scientists are drawing inspiration from Noah’s Ark in a new lunar proposal they call a “global insurance policy.” They hope to send an ark to the moon, filled with 335 million sperm …

Digital recreation of the Antikythera mechanism. Picture: UCL By building a digital model of the Antikythera mechanism, scientists may have finally exposed a key function of the ancient device, revealing a design …

Scientists have begun making plans for restocking, starting with a sperm bank, on the moon. In what they call a “modern global insurance policy,” mechanical engineers have proposed that humans establish a …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa launched an eight-person search on Wednesday to join him as the first private passengers on a trip around the moon with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. He …