Privatised Moon landings: the two US missions set to open a new era of commercial lunar exploration
The Peregrine and Nova-C landers are due to carry out valuable science at two diverse lunar locations.
Jan. 2, 2024 • ~8 min
The Peregrine and Nova-C landers are due to carry out valuable science at two diverse lunar locations.
Expect lots of space missions to launch this coming year, with exciting new science to follow.
Pictures of black holes have a white outline around them when photographed, due to one of black holes’ unique and key features.
Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come with even more discoveries.
Scientists analyzing isotope ratios have found that many of the elements that make up life could be left over from Earth’s formation.
Sound needs matter to propagate, so the vast vacuum of space is not just empty − it’s silent.
A newly discovered planet that should be too big to have formed around a tiny star is throwing into question what researchers know about planet formation.
Some dark craters on the Moon are never exposed to light − ice could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions, and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission marked a big step toward finding it.
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