The Chandrayaan 3 lander on the Moon with its ChaSTE thermal probe deployed. Image: ISRO Left: Temperature profiles measured by the ten ChaSTE sensors at different depths; Right: Structural diagram of ...

Moon Monday #218: A molten Moon, a date for the SPA, sunset for Blue Ghost as well as inclusive Artemis language, and more There’s a lot in this Moon Monday edition to unpack. Grab yourself a coffee ...

Plus: Scientific archives as your Wild Card, a Draw Four for Boeing, UNO Reverse with Japan, and a stack of Artemis updates.

This diagram shows the approximate relative sizes of our solar system’s planets, moons and dwarf planets, Credit: Emily Lakdawalla / The Planetary Society Our solar system is a wondrous place.

For most of the 20th century, scientists thought the Moon’s surface was bone-dry. The 382 kilograms of rock and soil samples brought by the Apollo missions to Earth attested to this. When they did ...

Unlike traditional missions, these CLPS missions are fully built, operated and managed by their companies, with minimal oversight from NASA. The agency only dictates preferences for the landing sites, ...

The next five years of exploring our Moon will not just be marked by the upcoming armada of robotic landers but also the sheer diversity of mobile explorers they’ll deploy. Here’s a look at all the ...

An artist’s impression of Chandrayaan 2’s lander and rover on the Moon. Chandrayaan 3 hardware is expected to look similar. Credit: ISRO ISRO is now preparing Chandrayaan 3 for a 2023 launch, with the ...

The farside also lacked the Moon’s familiar dark splotches. Formed as a result of active volcanism over 3 billion years ago, it was anyone’s guess why dark lava plains cover about 31% of the nearside ...

The fact that the Moon’s gravitational field is lumpy was first noticed by the Soviets when they found that their Luna 10 spacecraft was significantly deviating from its orbit. Shortly after, NASA ...