The far side of the Moon. Credit: NASA Plans are in the works to put a probe on the far side of the moon as part of China’s Chang’e 4 mission. According to a Space.com article, scientists from China’s Key Laboratory of Lunar and Deep Space...
The Moon. Credit: NASA Researchers from Germany are studying the possibility of using a solar-powered three-dimensional (3-D) printer to create structures in space. According to a recent story in EOS, Alexandre Meurisse, an engineer at the German Aerospace Centre in...
Illustration of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander. Credit: Astrobotic Technology Astrobotic Technology is making moves as one of the leading teams competing for the Google Lunar X Prize. Recently the space robotics company announced a new design of its lunar lander...
Pluto’s surface. Credit: NASA This mosaic strip of Pluto’s surface was taken by the New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015 and is the highest-resolution image taken to date. With a resolution of about 260 feet (80 meters) per pixel, the mosaic affords...
The BEAM. Credit: Bigelow Aerospace The final preparations are under way for Thursday morning’s expansion of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) from the Tranquility module. Back on Earth, a veteran cosmonaut and a pair of first time space flyers are getting...
