Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel

The Space Launch System is a crucial part of America’s plans to return to the Moon.

Yang Gao, Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London • conversation
Dec. 2, 2024 • ~9 min

Five animals that behave differently in moonlight

New technology is allowing scientists to discover unexpected behaviour linked to the Moon’s cycle.

Anders Hedenström, Professor of Theoretical Ecology, Lund University • conversation
Nov. 12, 2024 • ~8 min

The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface

Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.

Jacco van Loon, Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University • conversation
Oct. 25, 2024 • ~8 min

NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries

Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.

Joel S. Levine, Research Professor, Department of Applied Science, William & Mary • conversation
Oct. 7, 2024 • ~7 min

A ‘ring of fire’ eclipse is taking place in South America and the Pacific. Here’s how eclipses happen

Argentina and Chile will see the ‘ring’, but other regions will see a partial eclipse.

Oisin Creaner, Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2024 • ~5 min

A ‘ring of fire’ eclipse is set to thrill skywatchers over South America and the Pacific

Parts of South America, the Pacific and Antarctica are under the path of an annular eclipse.

Tamsin Mynett, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment, Kingston University • conversation
Oct. 1, 2024 • ~6 min

CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system

CubeSats have already visited the Moon and Mars and are key components of upcoming deep space missions.

Mustafa Aksoy, Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York • conversation
Sept. 27, 2024 • ~7 min

The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

Lunar volcanism was thought to have stopped two billion years ago.

Lionel Wilson, Emeritus Professor, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University • conversation
Sept. 6, 2024 • ~6 min

Life on alien planets probably wouldn’t experience day and night – here’s how that may change evolution

Most planets that have the potential to host life have one side always facing their sun.

Maureen Cohen, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Venus Global Climate Modelling, The Open University • conversation
Sept. 3, 2024 • ~6 min

The Moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India’s space mission suggests

The new study seems to confirm that molten magma covered the Moon’s surface shortly after its formation.

Joshua Snape, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester • conversation
Aug. 21, 2024 • ~8 min

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